Southern Manhood: Perspectives on Masculinity in the Old South

Author/Contributor(s):	Baptist, Edward E
Publisher:	University of Georgia Press
Date:	07/01/2004
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

Spanning the American Revolution to the Civil War, these nine essays explore the many ways in which southerners made sense of manhood. Employing a rich variety of methodologies, they look at southern masculinity within African American, white, and Native American communities; on the frontier and in towns; and across boundaries of class and age.