Antebellum Natchez

by D. Clayton James

Book Overview

Antebellum Natchez is most often associated with the grand and romantic aspects of the Old South and its landed gentry. Yet there was, as this book so amply illustrates, another Natchez--the Natchez of ordinary citizens, small businessmen, and free Negroes, and the Natchez under-the-Hill of brawling boatmen, professional gamblers, and bold-faced strumpets.

Antebellum Natchez not only takes a critical look at the town's aristocracy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807118605
• ISBN13: 9780807118603
• Release Date: May 1993
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"