Freedom's dominion : a saga of white resistance to federal power / Jefferson Cowie.
A prize-winning historian chronicles the long-running clash between white people and federal authority by focusing on Barbour County, Alabama and its history of fighting Reconstruction, integration, and the New Deal.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781541672802
- Physical Description: x, 497 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Basic Books, [2022].
- Copyright: ©2022
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 425-479) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: George Wallace and American freedom -- Book one: Land. Marshall Crawford's orders; Land, liberty, and Jackson; The killing of Hardeman Owens; The compromise of Francis Scott Key; Uprising -- Book two: Citizenship. Igniting a wall of fire; "Destroying freedom and liberty"; The Greeley gamble and the dueling dual legislatures of 1872; The white line: afternoon, election day 1874; The fate of the scalawag: evening, election day 1874 -- Book three: Federal power in repose. The prison mines; White oligarchy as Jeffersonian democracy; Lynching as an act of freedom; A new deal for southside?; The bourbon from barbour -- Book four: Democracy. The fightin' judge; The albert street club; From clayton to the nation; The SCOPE of freedom; The vote is not enough; The northern strategy. |
| Awards Note: | Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in History, 2023 |
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| Genre: | Informational works. |
Available copies
- 13 of 13 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Iredell County Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 13 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statesville Main Library | 323.44 COW (Text) | 33114018454546 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
