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Exhibiting a clear, straightforward style, his many works are marked by a comprehensiveness and a catholicity of view. There is hardly an element of southern thought or society, hardly a major movement of any kind or an event of any significance that has escaped his penetrating thought and discerning analysis.

This volume of Eaton's selected writings forms a rich and provocative mosaic of southern life from the years of Thomas Jefferson to the close of the Civil War. These selections, perceptively edited by Albert D. Kirwan, show the wide range of Eaton's interests, including the impact of slavery, the influence of religion, and the art of politics, and they demonstrate the depth of his insight into the civilization of the Old South.

Among Clement Eaton's works are Freedom of Thought in the Old South, The Mind of the Old South, The Growth of Southern Civilization, and A History of the Southern Confederacy.

Publication Date

1968

Publisher

The University Press of Kentucky

Place of Publication

Lexington, KY

ISBN

9780813151960

eISBN

9780813162645

Keywords

Kentucky, Southern states, Old South

Disciplines

United States History

Notes

Edited and with an introduction by Albert D. Kirwan

The Civilization of the Old South: Writings of Clement Eaton
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