In 1865, the Confederacy passed into history, but its ideological cornerstone survived. War had ended slavery, but war had not ended Southern planters' attachment to it. This is a history of that moment when planters became masters without slaves.
Language
English
Pages
273
Format
Paperback
Publisher
W. W. Norton Company
Release
November 17, 1978
ISBN
0393009017
ISBN 13
9780393009019
Masters without Slaves: Southern Planters in the Civil War and Reconstruction
In 1865, the Confederacy passed into history, but its ideological cornerstone survived. War had ended slavery, but war had not ended Southern planters' attachment to it. This is a history of that moment when planters became masters without slaves.