Southern sons : becoming men in the new nation

Southern sons : becoming men in the new nation / Lorri Glover.

Author/creator	Glover, Lorri, 1967-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007.
Description	x, 250 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Supplemental Content	Contributor biographical information
Supplemental Content	Publisher description
Subject(s)	Young men--Southern States --History --18th century. Young men--Southern States --History --19th century. Boys--Southern States --History --18th century. Boys--Southern States --History --19th century. Men--Socialization --Southern States --History. Boys--Education --Southern States --History. Southern States--Social conditions --18th century. Southern States--Social conditions --19th century.

Contents	Introduction -- The first duties of a southern boy -- Raising "self-willed" sons -- The educational aspirations of southern families -- Creating southern schools for southern sons -- The (mis)behaviors of southern collegians -- The southern code of gentlemanly conduct -- Acting the part of a gentleman -- Supervising suitors -- Winning a wife -- Professions and the "circle about every man" -- Slaveholding and the destiny of the Republic's southern sons -- Epilogue.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-242) and index.
LCCN	2006016501
ISBN	0801884985 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780801884986 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	HQ1090.5.S68G56 2007	✔ Available	Place Hold