{"product_id":"9780817387846","title":"The Historian behind the History: Conversations with Southern Historians","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Historian behind the History\u003c\/i\u003e brings together a collection of valuable interviews with prominent southern historians conducted over the course of a decade by graduate students in the University of Alabama’s history program for the journal \u003ci\u003eSouthern History\u003c\/i\u003e. In the interviews, ten notable southern historians and mentors illuminate the state of historiography, their experiences in the profession, and their thoughts about graduate education and southern history.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The historians and their main topics include:\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eRichard J. M. Blackett\u003c\/b\u003e on antebellum and African American history\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eDan T. Carter\u003c\/b\u003e on Reconstruction, Civil Rights, and George Wallace\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePete Daniel\u003c\/b\u003e on the New Deal and the Cold War South                                                   \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eLaura F. Edwards\u003c\/b\u003e on the Early Republic, the Civil War, Reconstruction, and women’s history\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWilliam W. Freehling\u003c\/b\u003e on the antebellum South\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eGary W. Gallagher\u003c\/b\u003e on the Civil War\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eGlenda Elizabeth Gilmore\u003c\/b\u003e on Jim Crow\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eJames M. McPherson\u003c\/b\u003e on the Civil War\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eTheodore Rosengarten\u003c\/b\u003e on the Depression\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eJ. Mills Thornton III\u003c\/b\u003e on the antebellum South\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In his introduction, award-winning author and historian George C. Rable draws together the multifaceted themes of these interviews, offering a compelling overview of the nature of the field. Edited by Megan L. Bever and Scott A. Suarez, \u003ci\u003eThe Historian behind the History\u003c\/i\u003e offers critical insights about the craft and professional life of the historian. \u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"University of Alabama Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47128701174000,"sku":"9780817387846","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780817387846_p0.jpg?v=1763749193","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780817387846","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}