Yankee Town, Southern City Race and Class Relations in Civil War Lynchburg |
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| Author:
| Tripp, Steven Elliot |
| Series title: | The American Social Experience Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8147-8237-8 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 1999 |
| Publisher: | New York University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $64.99 |
Book Description:
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This book examines how the members of the southern community of Lynchburg, Virginia, experienced four distinct but overlapping events: secession, civil war, black emancipation, and reconstruction. Tripp illustrates the way in which ordinary people influenced the contours of race and class relations in their town.
This book examines how the members of the southern community of Lynchburg, Virginia, experienced four distinct but overlapping events: secession, civil war, black emancipation, and reconstruction. Tripp illustrates the way in which ordinary people influenced the contours of race and class relations in their town.