Название: A New History of the American South
Автор: Edward L. Ayers
Издательство: The Great Courses
Год: 2018
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 155
Размер: 8,8 МБ
Язык: Английский
To know the history of the American South, within its own context, is to come to terms with one of modern history's most astonishing, polarizing, and illuminating stories. In these 24 lectures, you'll relive the unforgettable drama of the South, from the rise and fall of the slave South to the making of the New South, examining the full scope of a historical epoch that still affects life in the United States today, through essential topics such as:
The Forging of the Slave South - Follow the settling of the Southern colonies and the economic conditions that made slavery a profitable business model; see how the slave economy expanded following the American Revolution.