This book describes the turbulent transformation of South Carolina from a colony rent by sectional conflict into a state dominated by the South's most unified and politically powerful planter leadership. Rachel Klein unravels the sources of conflict and growing unity, showing how a deep commitment to slavery enabled leaders from both low- and backcountry to define the terms of political and ideological compromise. The spread of cotton into the backcountry, often invoked as the reason for South Carolina's political ...
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This book describes the turbulent transformation of South Carolina from a colony rent by sectional conflict into a state dominated by the South's most unified and politically powerful planter leadership. Rachel Klein unravels the sources of conflict and growing unity, showing how a deep commitment to slavery enabled leaders from both low- and backcountry to define the terms of political and ideological compromise. The spread of cotton into the backcountry, often invoked as the reason for South Carolina's political unification, actually concluded a complex struggle for power and legitimacy. Beginning with the Regulator Uprising of the 1760s, Klein demonstrates how backcountry leaders both gained authority among yeoman constituents and assumed a powerful role within state government. By defining slavery as the natural extension of familial inequality, backcountry ministers strengthened the planter class. At the same time, evangelical religion, like the backcountry's dominant political language, expressed yet contained the persisting tensions between planters and yeomen. Klein weaves social, political, and religious history into a formidable account of planter class formation and southern frontier development.
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Acceptable. May have underlining, highlighting, margin notes, remainder marks, inscriptions, book plates, tears, significant wear, and/or a missing dust jacket, box, or discs. Damaged item.
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Very Good. Size: 9x6x0; Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Jacket sunned. Owner's name on front end page, else unmarked. "In her important Unification of a Slave State, Rachel N. Klein expertly wields a historian's prime weapon: exploring when things happen. She clarifies why the spread of cotton culture brought unity so seemingly instantly to South Carolina."-William Freehling, The Johns Hopkins University.
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Very Good in GOOD jacket. Size: 6x1x9; ATTENTION; THIS IS FIRST EDITION PUBLISHED FOR THE INSTITUTE OF EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE BY THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA PRESS 1990 WITH JACKET. DIFFERENT COVER AS THE PICTURE SHOWN. FIRST EDITION PRINTING.
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New. Size: 6x1x9; BRAND NEW! In Protective Shrinkwrap! A Hardcover with Dustjacket in NEW, pristine condition. We ship all orders with delivery confirmation!
