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Edward L. Ayers monumental history, Promise of the New South, was praised by the eminent historian Bertram Wyatt-Brown as "A work of frequently stunning beauty," who added "The elegance and sensitivity that he achieves are typical of few historical works." Winner of the James A. Rawley Prize... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Harris: Add a description of this character.
- Chesnutt
- Tom Watson
- Bolden
- John Carson
- Kate Chopin
- Bassett
- Breckinridge
- Booker T. Washington
- Seymour
- Patton
- Leonidas Polk
- Parham
- Bryan
- Griggs
- Sam Jones
- Edna
- Mark Twain
- Macune
- Mason
- Vaughan
- Grange
- W. E. B. Dubois
- Joplin
- Cagle
- White
Setting & Locations edit
- Georgia
- North Carolina
- Mississippi
- Texas
- Alabama
- West Virginia
- Louisiana
- New South
- Arkansas
- Tennessee
- Atlanta
- South Carolina
- Kentucky
- America
- United States
- Black Belt
- Florida
- St. Louis
- New York
- Richmond
- Glasgow
- New Orleans
- Macon
- Memphis
- Midwest
- Wilmington
- Nashville
- New England
- Massachusetts
- Cuba
- Chicago
- Missouri
- Baptists
- Birmingham
- Augusta
- Ohio
- Wheel
- Born
- Sewanee
- Atlantic
- Opelousas
- Cleburne
- Charleston
- California
First Sentence edit
The Southern landscape of 1880 bore the signs of the preceding twenty years.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Edward L. Ayers (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 975.041
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