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Creating an Old South

by Edward E. Baptist · 2001

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Set on the antebellum southern frontier, this volume uses the history of two counties in Florida's panhandle to tell the story of the migrations, disruptions and settlements that made the plantation South.

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historyhistoryMore like thisLess of this
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African AmericanAfrican AmericanMore like thisLess of thisclassclassMore like thisLess of thisraceraceMore like thisLess of this
Setting
19th century19th centuryMore like thisLess of thisfrontierfrontierMore like thisLess of thisFloridaFloridaMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
long · 408 pages

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