{"product_id":"origins-of-the-new-south-1877-1913-a-history-of-the-south-paperback","title":"Origins of the New South, 1877-1913: A History of the South - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eC. Vann Woodward\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Bancroft Prize \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter more than two decades, \u003ci\u003eOrigins of the New South\u003c\/i\u003e is still recognized both as a classic in regional historiography and as the most perceptive account yet written on the period which spawned the New South. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHistorian Sheldon Hackney recently summed it up this way: \u003cbr\u003e\"The pyramid still stands. \u003ci\u003eOrigins of the New South\u003c\/i\u003e has survived relatively untarnished through twenty years of productive scholarship, including the eras of consensus and of the new radicalism. . . . Woodward recognizes both the likelihood of failure and the necessity of struggle. It is this profound ambiguity which makes his work so interesting. Like the myth of Sisyphus, \u003ci\u003eOrigins of the New South\u003c\/i\u003e still speaks to our condition.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis enlarged edition contains a new preface by the author and a critical essay on recent works by Charles B. Dew.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This is a pioneer work. It is full of new detail and exceeding rich in fresh interpretation... In writing this book Vann Woodward clearly establishes himself as a leading figure among Southern historians.'-- Bell I. Wiley, New York Times Book Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eC. Vann Woodward is Sterling Professor of History at Yale University. A native of Arkansas, he earned his under-graduate degree at Emory University. He holds M.A. degrees from Columbia University and Oxford University and the Ph.D. degree from the University of North Carolina. He has served as president of the American Historical Association, the Organization of American Historians, and the Southern Historical Association. He won the Bancroft Prize for this book in 1952 and the Sydnor Award for \u003ci\u003eThe Burden of Southern History\u003c\/i\u003e in 1962. He was a recipient of the National Institute of Arts and Letters Literary Award in 1954. Among his other books are \u003ci\u003eTom Watson: Agrarian Rebel, The Strange Career of Jim Crow, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eReunion and Reaction.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 672\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 1981\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42722860892223,"sku":"9780807100196","price":64.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/155cf31a74a0f725fd2ea61e068e3408.webp?v=1765097208","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/origins-of-the-new-south-1877-1913-a-history-of-the-south-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}