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Stories with a moral
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- Book Synopsis
- Stories with a Moral is the first comprehensive study of the effects of plantation society on literature and the influences of literature on social practices in nineteenth-century Georgia. During the years of frontier settlement, the Civil War, and Reconstruction, Georgia authors voiced their support for the slave system, the planter class, and the ideals of the Confederacy, presenting a humorous, passionate, and at times tragic view of a rapidly changing world. Michael E. Price examines works of fiction, travel accounts, diaries, and personal letters in this thorough survey of King Cotton's literary influence, showing how Georgia authors romanticized agrarian themes to present an appealing image of plantation economy and social structure. Stories with a Moral focuses on the importance of literature as a mode of ideological communication. Even more significant, the book shows how the writing of one century shaped the development of social practices and beliefs that persist, in legend and memory, to this day.
- About The Author
- MICHAEL E. PRICE is a professor of history and social science education at Armstrong Atlantic State University.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780820321325
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press, (16 March 2000)
- Number of Pages
- 394
- Weight
- 712 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 229 x 161 x 31 mm
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