{"product_id":"alabama-edwin-c-bridges-9780817358761","title":"Alabama: The Making of an American State","description":"\u003cb\u003eA thorough, accessible, and heavily illustrated history of Alabama\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlabama: The Making of an American State\u003c\/i\u003e is itself a watershed event in the long and storied history of the state of Alabama. Here, presented for the first time ever in a single, magnificently illustrated volume, Edwin C. Bridges conveys the magisterial sweep of Alabama's rich, difficult, and remarkable history with verve, eloquence, and an unblinking eye. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From Alabama's earliest fossil records to its settlement by Native Americans and later by European settlers and African slaves, from its territorial birth pangs and statehood through the upheavals of the Civil War and the civil rights movement, Bridges makes evident in clear, direct storytelling the unique social, political, economic, and cultural forces that have indelibly shaped this historically rich and unique American region. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Illustrated lavishly with maps, archival photographs, and archaeological artifacts, as well as art works, portraiture, and specimens of Alabama craftsmanship--many never before published--\u003ci\u003eAlabama: The Making of an American State\u003c\/i\u003e makes evident as rarely seen before Alabama's most significant struggles, conflicts, achievements, and developments. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawn from decades of research and the deep archival holdings of the Alabama Department of Archives and History, this volume will be the definitive resource for decades to come for anyone seeking a broad understanding of Alabama's evolving legacy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edwin C. Bridges\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0817358765\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780817358761\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Alabama Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/25\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.20h x 7.30w x 1.00d","brand":"Edwin C. Bridges","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46489226445055,"sku":"9780817358761","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cefa6137-c4b0-4058-8f43-495d44a61e4a.jpg?v=1736952945","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/alabama-edwin-c-bridges-9780817358761","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}