Introduction: The Evolution of Old South Civilization; 1. Pioneers of the Loosa Chitto; 2. Economic Transformation and the Rise of the Planters' World; 3. Relations Within Households: White Families; 4. Households Within Households: Masters and Slaves; 5. Brothers and Neighbors: The Politics of Patriarchy; 6. Hamlets and Towns: The Urban Process; 7. A Place Apart from the Countryside: The City of Vicksburg; 8. Organizing a County Community: Neighborhoods, Parties, and the Politics of Development; 9. A Cotton County Comes of Age; 10. An End and a Beginning; Epilogue
Summary
Introduction: The Evolution of Old South Civilization. 1. Pioneers of the Loosa Chitto. 2. Economic Transformation and the Rise of the Planters' World. 3. Relations Within the Households: White Families. 4. Households Within Households: Masters and Slaves. 5. Brothers and Neighbors: The Politics of Patriarchy. 6. Hamlets and Towns: The Urban Process. 7. A Place Apart from the Countryside: The City of Vicksburg. 8. Organizing a County Community: Neighborhoods, Parties, and the Politics of Development. 9. A Cotton County Comes of Age. 10. An End and a Beginning
Analysis
Social conditions History, 1775-1861
Mississippi
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-250) and index
