Southern Attitudes Toward the West, 1783 to 1803
Description:
This dissertation argues that the strong relationship that historians see between the South and West in the early 19th century, which allowed them to form what scholars have termed the Old South, had its origins in the twenty-year period after the American Revolution when a group of far-sighted southerners worked to form a political bond between the two regions. They did so by tirelessly defending the West and westerners against political and economic attacks, often from northerners but someti…
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Date:
May 2011
Creator:
Zemler, Jeffrey Allen
Partner:
UNT Libraries