{"product_id":"plain-folk-of-the-old-south-paperback","title":"Plain Folk of the Old South - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrank Lawrence Owsley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGrady McWhiney\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1949, Frank Lawrence Owsley's \u003ci\u003ePlain Folk of the Old South\u003c\/i\u003e refuted the popular myth that the antebellum South contained only 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 reports--to accurately reconstruct the prewar South's large and significant \"yeoman farmer\" middle class. He follows the history of this group, beginning with their migration from the Atlantic states into the frontier South, charts their property holdings and economic standing, and tells of the rich texture of their lives: the singing schools and corn shuckings, their courtship rituals and revival meetings, barn raisings and logrollings, and contests of marksmanship and horsemanship such as \"snuffing the candle,\" \"driving the nail,\" and the \"gander pull.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrank Lawrence Owsley (1890-1956) taught southern history for many years at Vanderbilt University, and later at the University of Alabama. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eState Rights in the Confederacy and King Cotton Diplomacy, \u003c\/i\u003e coauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe United States: From Colony to World Power, \u003c\/i\u003e and one of the contributors to \u003ci\u003eI'll Take My Stand: The South and the Agrarian Traditions.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 1982\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52617725215027,"sku":"9780807110638","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/a3pnbTd3ZC8wUWVyQ1RNRCt0a2tjdz09.webp?v=1761893740","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/plain-folk-of-the-old-south-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}