De Bow's review : the antebellum vision of a new South / John F. Kvach.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kvach, John F., 1970- author.

Series:

New Directions in Southern History

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nationalism--Southern States--History--19th century.

Nationalism.

Slavery--Southern States--Justification.

Slavery.

Secession--Southern States.

Secession.

Southern States--Civilization--1775-1865.

Southern States.

Southern States--Economic conditions--19th century.

Southern States--Commerce--History--19th century.

De Bow's review (1853-1880).

De Bow, J. D. B. (James Dunwoody Brownson), 1820-1867.

De Bow, J. D. B.

De Bow, J. D. B. (James Dunwoody Brownson), 1820-1867--Influence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the decades preceding the Civil War, the South struggled against widespread negative characterizations of its economy and society as it worked to match the North's infrastructure and level of development. Recognizing the need for regional reform, James Dunwoody Brownson (J. D. B.) De Bow began to publish a monthly journal -- De Bow's Review -- to guide Southerners toward a stronger, more diversified future. His periodical soon became a primary reference for planters and entrepreneurs in the Old South, promoting urban development and industrialization and advocating investment in schools,

Contents:

Introduction : an old foundation for a new South

Learning to be southern and American

Leaving an old South, entering a new South

A busy and fractured mind of the South

Embracing southern anger and southern nationalism

Reading and investing in De Bow's ideas

War tests De Bow's theories and patience

The reformulation of De Bow's old new South

Appendix: The identified readership of De Bow's review.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780813144214

0813144213

9780813144481

0813144485

9780813144221

0813144221

OCLC:

862049754