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The State of Jones
The good folks at Doubleday sent me a review copy of The State of Jones: The Small Southern County That Seceded from the Confederacy by Sally Jenkins and John Stauffer. It is available for pre-order n… more →
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Life on a Plantation, 1950
multimedialearningllc wrote 5 months ago: This clip shows a simplified overview of life on the plantation, from the perspective of the “ … more →
A Touch of Southern Charm
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Manami wrote 6 months ago: I could have sworn that my mother said something favorable about Natchez after a road trip she had t … more →
The State of Jones
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Rene Tyree wrote 6 months ago: The good folks at Doubleday sent me a review copy of The State of Jones: The Small Southern County T … more →
Mississippi in Africa
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travellinbaen wrote 6 months ago: Quote of the Day: “Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped.” –Li … more →
On Know Nothings and Secret Societies - 3
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Rene Tyree wrote 11 months ago: In the spring of 1850, another nativist fraternity, The Order of the Star Spangled Banner (OSSB) was … more →
On Slavery - 8: The "Peculiar Institution"
Rene Tyree wrote 1 year ago: I believe the use of the phrase “peculiar institution” was intended to convey the highly … more →
On Slavery - 6 Chattels Personal
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Rene Tyree wrote 1 year ago: Kenneth Stampp’s chapter “Chattels Personal” is excellent. I suspect that “chattel” is not a word mo … more →
On Slavery - 5 Escaping
Rene Tyree wrote 1 year ago: Original photo Library of Congress. LC-B8171-518″]Fugitive African Americans Fording the Rappa … more →
On Slavery - 4
Rene Tyree wrote 1 year ago: Cotton Harvest, U.S. South,1850s Reference BLAKE4, as shown on www.slaveryimages.org, sponsored by t … more →
On Slavery - 1
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Rene Tyree wrote 1 year ago: Photograph of Slave Cabin and Occupants Near Eufala, Barbour County, Alabama (Photo source: Library … more →
Antebellum America Course Underway, New Books
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Rene Tyree wrote 1 year ago: Class has started, Antebellum America. Books have been added to the reading list, some familiar and … more →
Next Class: Antebellum America: Prelude to Civil War
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Rene Tyree wrote 1 year ago: After a short break, I’ll be diving into my next class which starts November 3rd. As is my cus … more →
William T. Johnson 1809-1851
serenityhome wrote 1 year ago: I have been taking some vacation time and exploring Mississippi. My journeys took me to Natchez, MS … more →
And so...The American Civil War
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Rene Tyree wrote 1 year ago: We have arrived in “Studies in U.S. Military History” (see course information here) at t … more →
Howe Wins 2008 Pulitizer Prize for History
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Rene Tyree wrote 1 year ago: Daniel Walker Howe’s (right) 2007 book, What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, … more →
Program of Study - M.A. Military History - American Civil War
Rene Tyree wrote 1 year ago: For those interested, I have posted the full program of study for my Masters program on “the c … more →
Exploring Causes of the Civil War - Part V: The Rise of Sectional Disputes
Rene Tyree wrote 2 years ago: This post continues a series on Exploring Causes of the Civil War. Other posts can be read by clicki … more →
Exploring Causes of the Civil War - Part III - The Antebellum South
Rene Tyree wrote 2 years ago: The Southern man aspired to a lifestyle that had, as utopian model of success, the English country f … more →
