Myth and Southern History, Volume 1: The Old South Volume 1

by Patrick Gerster

Many historical myths are actually false yet psychologically true. The contributors to this volume see myth and reality as complementary elements in the historical record. Myth and Southern History is as much a commentary on southern historiography as it is on the viability of myth in the historical process. Volume 2: The New South offers new perspectives on the North's role in southern mythology, the so-called Savage South, twentieth-century...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252060245
• ISBN13: 9780252060243
• Release Date: March 1989
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"