The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture

“A superb encyclopedia, so comprehensive and compelling that it can be read as the definitive study of Southern violence.” — Randolph Roth, Ohio State University, author of American Homocide

“Editors Amy Louise Wood and Charles Reagan Wilson have chosen the most skillful and knowledgeable experts to cover this fascinating topic about the role violence has played in Southern history and culture. All libraries and all readers interested in Southern traditions will welcome this comprehensive collection of splendid articles.” — Bertram Wyatt-Brown, Richard J. Milbauer Professor Emeritus, University of Florida and Visiting Scholar, the Johns Hopkins University, author of Southern Honor, Yankee Saints and Southern Sinners, and The Shaping of Southern Culture

“It is a truism that the American South is a violent region. The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture provides a panoramic view of the myriad forms of violence, from blood sports and murder to church burnings, that have scarred the region. Simultaneously, this volume reveals the patterns in and logic behind the region’s bloodletting. The introductory essay alone is revelatory.” — W. Fitzhugh Brundage, editor of Beyond Blackface: African Americans and the Creation of American Popular Culture, 1890-1930#