Alabama's Frontiers and the Rise of the Old South

by Daniel S Dupre and Daniel S. Dupre

Book Overview

Alabama endured warfare, slave trading, squatting, and speculating on its path to becoming America's 22nd state, and Daniel S. Dupre brings its captivating frontier history to life in Alabama's Frontiers and the Rise of the Old South. Dupre's vivid narrative begins when Hernando de Soto first led hundreds of armed Europeans into the region during the fall of 1540. Although this early invasion was defeated, Spain, France, and England would...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253027276
• ISBN13: 9780253027276
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"