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Bertram Wyatt-Brown, 1932-2012
Southern historians around the world lost a mentor and friend on November 5, 2012. Bertram Wyatt-Brown, a legend in our field and an inspiration to all of us at Bowtied and Fried, passed away this morning. He was 80 years … Continue reading
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A Review of Frank and Kilbride’s “Southern Character: Essays in Honor of Bertram Wyatt-Brown” by James Hill Welborn, III
Southern Character: Essays in Honor of Bertram Wyatt-Brown. Edited by Lisa Tendrich Frank and Daniel Kilbride. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2011. Pp. vii, 301. $74.95, cloth. Rarely does a book’s title and cover so fully encompass what lies within … Continue reading
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Second Thoughts on Race, Sex, and Thomas Jefferson by Dr. Woody Holton
Introduction: Guest Blog–Dr. Woody Holton We’ve covered quite a bit of ground on this blog. General Buford, looking a bit like Sam Elliott, might even have called it damn good ground, at that. But our thoughts on the finer points … Continue reading
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Hospitality in Southern Science by Dr. Robert J. Malone
Introduction: Guest Blog–Dr. Robert J. Malone We typically have some difficulty understanding why our distinguished guest bloggers choose to put up with us and allow us to publish their excellent work (let alone return our emails). Equal parts pity and … Continue reading
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Mimetic Discoveries by Dr. Paul Anderson
Introduction: Guest Blog–Dr. Paul Anderson I first encountered Dr. Paul Anderson as a lowly undergraduate and fledgling (unbeknownst to me at the time) historian in his History of the South to 1865 course at Clemson University. In fact, my first … Continue reading
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Ghost Writers of the Confederacy by Dr. James J. Broomall
Introduction: Guest Blog–Dr. James J. Broomall It is with great pleasure that we present the work of a historian who is more than likely to become a permanent fixture on your literary radar (and who, at some future moment in … Continue reading
A review of John Inscoe’s “Writing the South Through the Self: Explorations in Southern Autobiography” by Dr. Jay Langdale
Writing the South through the Self: Explorations in Southern Autobiography By John Inscoe Athens: University of Georgia Press, 2011 $59.95 [Cloth] $19.95 [Paper] Dr. Jay Langdale (Ph.D., Florida) is an assistant professor of history at Andrew College in Cuthbert, Georgia. … Continue reading
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C. Vann Woodward and Me by Dr. Bertram Wyatt-Brown
Introduction: Guest Blog—Dr. Bertram Wyatt-Brown I do not have the silver tongue—or pen, or keyboard, as it were—that my Bowtied colleagues are blessed with, and thus cannot write the introduction our most recent contributor deserves; we will simply settle for … Continue reading
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Dr. Scott Nelson’s take on Bitterly Divided: The South’s Inner Civil War (2008)
Introduction: Guest Blogger–Dr. Scott Nelson My first meeting with Scott Nelson—perhaps better described as his first “encounter” with me—came at the 2009 Southern in Louisville. Following an uneventful panel, the topic of which now escapes me, I meandered down the … Continue reading
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Reinhold Niebuhr and the American South by Blake Barton Renfro
Introduction: Guest Blog–Blake Barton Renfro In southern historical circles, the world traveling, cigar wielding, bourbon swigging gentleman known as Blake Barton Renfro hardly requires any such introduction. For the sake of consistency, we’ll give it a go anyway. JHW and … Continue reading →