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• catalog abstract "At the time of the Civil War, roughly three out of every four southern whites did not own slaves. Most of the rest owned only a few. Until recently, these "common whites" have been largely forgotten. In the past few years, several important studies have examined common whites in individual counties or groups of counties, but they have focused on family life, the economy, or other specific features of the common-white life. Common Whites: Class and Culture in Antebellum North Carolina is the first comprehensive examination of these non-slaveholders and small slaveholders in over forty years. Using North Carolina as a case in point, Bill Cecil-Fronsman has sketched a broad portrait of the world made by this group. Drawing on travelers' accounts, newspapers, folksongs and folktales, quantitative analysis of census reports, and, above all, the common whites' own words, he has woven the individual threads of the culture into an in-depth analysis of their world and their responses to it. This work focuses on the issues of class and culture. Here, Cecil-Fronsman explores why the common whites accepted the slave system even though it worked to their disadvantage. He demonstrates how the market economy of the outside world played a negligible role in their lives and how their unique traditional attitudes toward family and community evolved. Finally, he recounts how, though most common whites supported the Confederate cause during the Civil War, many of the old loyalties broke down during the war years. The common whites, though they outnumbered the slaves and the elites, make up the least studied group in the Old South. This book takes us beyond the stereotypes and misconceptions to a better understanding of a group of people virtually ignored by traditional history.".
• catalog contributor b3561818.
• catalog coverage "North Carolina History 1775-1865.".
• catalog created "c1992.".
• catalog date "1992".
• catalog date "c1992.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c1992.".
• catalog description "1. The Common Whites in Their Social Context -- 2. An Egalitarian Culture in an Unequal World -- 3. Race Relations -- 4. Folk Economy/Folk Culture -- 5. Families and Communities -- 6. Disorder, the New Order, and the Good Order -- Epilogue: The Civil War Experience.".
• catalog description "At the time of the Civil War, roughly three out of every four southern whites did not own slaves. Most of the rest owned only a few. Until recently, these "common whites" have been largely forgotten. In the past few years, several important studies have examined common whites in individual counties or groups of counties, but they have focused on family life, the economy, or other specific features of the common-white life. Common Whites: Class and Culture in Antebellum North Carolina is the first comprehensive examination of these non-slaveholders and small slaveholders in over forty years. Using North Carolina as a case in point, Bill Cecil-Fronsman has sketched a broad portrait of the world made by this group. Drawing on travelers' accounts, newspapers, folksongs and folktales, quantitative analysis of census reports, and, above all, the common whites' own words, he has woven the individual threads of the culture into an in-depth analysis of their world and their responses to it. This work focuses on the issues of class and culture. Here, Cecil-Fronsman explores why the common whites accepted the slave system even though it worked to their disadvantage. He demonstrates how the market economy of the outside world played a negligible role in their lives and how their unique traditional attitudes toward family and community evolved. Finally, he recounts how, though most common whites supported the Confederate cause during the Civil War, many of the old loyalties broke down during the war years. The common whites, though they outnumbered the slaves and the elites, make up the least studied group in the Old South. This book takes us beyond the stereotypes and misconceptions to a better understanding of a group of people virtually ignored by traditional history.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
• catalog extent "xi, 274 p. :".
• catalog hasFormat "Common whites.".
• catalog identifier "0813117771".
• catalog isFormatOf "Common whites.".
• catalog issued "1992".
• catalog issued "c1992.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Lexington, KY : University Press of Kentucky,".
• catalog relation "Common whites.".
• catalog spatial "North Carolina History 1775-1865.".
• catalog spatial "North Carolina".
• catalog subject "975.6/03 20".
• catalog subject "F273 .C43 1992".
• catalog subject "Slavery North Carolina History 19th century.".
• catalog subject "Whites North Carolina History 19th century.".
• catalog subject "Working class whites North Carolina History 19th century.".
• catalog tableOfContents "1. The Common Whites in Their Social Context -- 2. An Egalitarian Culture in an Unequal World -- 3. Race Relations -- 4. Folk Economy/Folk Culture -- 5. Families and Communities -- 6. Disorder, the New Order, and the Good Order -- Epilogue: The Civil War Experience.".
• catalog title "Common whites : class and culture in antebellum North Carolina / Bill Cecil-Fronsman.".
• catalog type "History. fast".
• catalog type "text".