Plain Folk of the Old South

by Frank Lawrence Owsley Sr.

Book Overview

First published in 1949, Frank L. Owlsey's _Plain Folk of the Old South_ was the first book to systematically lay to rest the myth of the antebellum South's division into three classes--planters, poor whites, and slaves. Owsley draws on a wide range of source materials--firsthand accounts such as diaries and the published observations of travelers and journalists, church records, and county records including wills, deeds, tax lists, and grand-jury...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807110639
• ISBN13: 9780807110638
• Release Date: August 1982
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"