Alabama: The History of a Deep South State

Rogers, William Warren;Atkins, Leah Rawls;Ward, Robert David ; Flynt, Wayne

ISBN 10: 0817307141 / ISBN 13: 9780817307141

Published by Tuscaloosa, Alabama.: Univ of Alabama Press, 1994

About this Item

This soft cover first edition of 735 pages is an exhaustive history of the state of Alabama. The book has been inscribed, dated and signed by three of the four authors: Robert David Ward, William Warren Rogers, and Leah Rawls Atkins. There appears to be a bit of light foxing on the foredges, but no markings or underlinings. The book is in near fine condition. Language: eng.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Alabama: The History of a Deep South State
• Publisher: Tuscaloosa, Alabama.: Univ of Alabama Press
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0817307141
• ISBN 13: 9780817307141
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • American history
  • Alabama

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Synopsis

Once the home of aboriginal inhabitants, Alabama was claimed and occupied by European nations, later to become a permanent part of the United States. A cotton and slave state for more than half of the 19th century, Alabama declared its independence and joined another nation, the Confederate States of America, for its more than four-year history. The state assumed an uneasy and uncertain place in the 19th century’s last 35 years. Its role in the 20th century has been tumultuous but painfully predictable. This comprehensive history, written in the last decade of that century, presents, explains, and interprets the major events that occurred during Alabama’s history within the larger context of the South and the nation.

Alabama: The History of a Deep South State is the first completely new comprehensive account of the state since A.B. Moore’s 1935 work. Divided into three main sections, the first concluding in 1865, the second in 1920, and the third bringing the story to the present, the book’s organization is both chronological and topical.

General readers will welcome this modern history of Alabama, which examines such traditional subjects as politics, military events, economics, and broad social movements. Of equal value are sections devoted to race, Indians, women, and the environment, as well as detailed coverage of health, education, organized labor, civil rights, and the many cultural elements—from literature to sport—that have enriched Alabama’s history. The roles of individual leaders, from politicians to creative artists, are discussed. There is as well strong emphasis on the common people, those Alabamians who have been rightly described as the “bone and sinew” of the state.

Each section of the book was written by a scholar who has devoted much of his or her professional life to the study of that period of Alabama’s past, and although the three sections reflect individual style and interpretation, the authors have collaborated closely on overall themes and organization. The result is an objective look at the colorful, often controversial, state’s past. The work relies both on primary sources and such important secondary sources as monographs, articles, and unpublished theses and dissertations to provide fresh insights, new approaches, and new interpretations.

About the Author

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William Warren Rogers is Professor of History at The Florida State University.

Robert David Ward is Professor Emeritus of History at Georgia Southern College.

Leah Rawls Atkins is Director of the Center for Arts and Humanities at AuburnUniversity.

Wayne Flynt is Distinguished University Professor at AuburnUniversity.