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Masters of Small Worlds: Yeoman Households, Gender Relations, and the Political Culture of the Antebellum South Carolina Low Country

by Stephanie McCurry

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This social history describes the yeomanry (small farmers) in South Carolina before the US Civil War. It focuses on the relationship between these farmers and the planters, with whom they had strong ideological ties. The study also deals with issues of gender and class.

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John Hope Franklin Publication Prize (1996)

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Important places: South Carolina, USA

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Genres: Nonfiction, History, General Nonfiction, Sexuality and Gender Studies
DDC/MDS: 975.7 — History & geography History of North America Southeastern United States (South Atlantic states) South Carolina
LCC: F273 .M48 — Local History of the United States, Canada and Latin America United States local history South Carolina
BISAC: HIS HISTORY United States 19th Century

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Published: 1995
Genres: Nonfiction, History, General Nonfiction, Sexuality and Gender Studies
DDC/MDS: 975.7
LCC: F273 .M48

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Stephanie McCurry

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