{"product_id":"the-historian-behind-the-history-megan-l-bever-9780817318512","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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe historians and their main topics include: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard J. M. Blackett \u003c\/b\u003eon 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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Megan L. Bever\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0817318518\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780817318512\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 11\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.44w x 0.80d","brand":"Megan L. Bever","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49096754397439,"sku":"9780817318512","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-historian-behind-the-history-megan-l-bever-9780817318512","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}