Southern Crucible

<em>Southern Crucible: The Making of an American Region</em> seeks to fashion a new narrative about the American South. Informed by the most current scholarship in the field the book offers a balanced look at the region's social political cultural and economic history over four centuries from pre-contact to the present. Focusing on several major themes in southern history--including the role of racial hierarchy the role of women and gender and the impact of immigration--author William A. Link presents the area's distinct history while carefully highlighting its remarkable diversity and geographic cultural and economic differences. Fast-paced and engaging <em> Southern Crucible</em> challenges students to reexamine the region's history and culture and discover the legacy that the South has had on the entire nation's history. <p/><em>Southern Crucible: The Making of an American Region</em> is available in a combined volume and two split volumes.<br>