Category Archives: JHW

A Review of Frank and Kilbride’s “Southern Character: Essays in Honor of Bertram Wyatt-Brown” by James Hill Welborn, III

Posted on November 5, 2012 by southernroundtable

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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Southern Outlaws, Duelists, and Degenerates: Edgefield vs. Little Dixie

Posted on May 21, 2012 by southernroundtable

For those friends and acquaintances most frequently forced to “enjoy” the company of JHW and myself, this geographical duel will come as no surprise. More than one bottle of bourbon as refereed the two of us boasting which southern locality … Continue reading →

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Raising Hell in a District of Devils: Honor & Violence as Edgefield Family Tradition

Posted on April 20, 2012 by southernroundtable

Raising Hell in a District of Devils: Honor & Violence as Edgefield Family Tradition By James “Trae” Welborn III Anglican itinerant Parson Mason Locke Weems once reviled the Edgefield District of the colonial South Carolina backcountry as “pandemonium itself, a … Continue reading →

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The Edgefield Tradition: Manly Honor and Masked Murder in the Old South

Posted on May 17, 2011 by southernroundtable

The Edgefield Tradition: Manly Honor and Masked Murder in the Old South By James “Trae” Welborn III The day had been like any other, and distinguished itself only in its tameness.  Situated between “sale day” and “court day,” this day … Continue reading →

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Inaugural SRT Recap: Spring 2011

Posted on April 30, 2011 by southernroundtable

On behalf of The Southern Roundtable, let us first thank all of our loyal workshop editors, blog subscribers, poll participants, and especially our invited guest bloggers, for making this past semester–our inaugural semester, no less–such a success in terms of … Continue reading →

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Four Horsemen of the Acropolis, Or, The Debauch of a Southern Queen

Posted on February 18, 2011 by southernroundtable

Disclaimer: It should be noted from the outset that this expose´ on the exploits of the four historical horsemen who shall be introduced momentarily is rather overdue.  The events shortly recounted occurred in Charlotte, North Carolina, the Queen City in … Continue reading →

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