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An exploration of the political and social experiences of African Americans in transition from enslaved to citizen

Claiming Freedom is a noteworthy and dynamic analysis of the transitio…]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:25:16 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/1534696/Single-White-Slaveholding-Women-in-the-Nineteenth-Century-American-South
A broad and eloquent study on the relatively overlooked population of single women in the slaveholding South

Single, White, Slaveholding Women in the Nineteenth-Century American South i…]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:25:16 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/1534695/Smoke-Signals-from-Samarcand
A case study and dramatic retelling of young girls on trial for arson at a reform school

In 1931 sixteen poor, white girls—all teenaged inmates at Samarcand Manor, officially named the…]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:25:16 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/1534689/South-Carolina-State-University
The turbulent history of one of South Carolina's historically black colleges and its significant role in the civil rights movement

Since its founding in 1896, South Carolina State Unive…]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:25:16 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/1534678/Savannah-in-the-New-South
An examination of the Georgian city's complicated and sometimes turbulent development

Savannah in the New South: From the Civil War to the Twenty-First Century, by Walter J. Fraser, Jr.…]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:25:16 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/1534624/The-Field-of-Honor
Current research on the history and evolution of moral standards and their role in Southern society

For more than thirty years, the study of honor has been fundamental to understanding…]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:25:16 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/1534598/From-Revolution-to-Reunion
An examination of the peaceful reconciliation process that reunited a war-torn state and country

The American Revolution was a vicious civil war fought between families and neighbors. N…]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:25:16 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/1534613/Citizen-Scholar
A collection of essays reflecting on Edgar as friend and colleague and on the subjects of his scholarly work

Citizen-Scholar comprises essays written in honor of Walter Edgar, South Car…]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:25:16 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/1534704/Masters-of-Violence
From trusted to tainted, an examination of the shifting perceived reputation of overseers of enslaved people

In the antebellum southern United States, major landowners typically hired o…]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:25:16 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/1534635/The-Carolina-Backcountry-Venture
A study of the transformative economic and social processes that changed a backcountry Southern outpost into a vital crossroads

The Carolina Backcountry Venture is a historical, geograp…]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:25:16 -0700