Project Gutenberg 2012-09-10 Public domain in the USA. 56 Russell, William Howard, Sir 1820 1907 Russell, W. H. (William Howard), Sir 02011244 Pictures of Southern Life, Social, Political, and Military. Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive) "Pictures of Southern Life, Social, Political, and Military" by William Howard Russell is a historical account written in the early 19th century. This work provides a contemporary snapshot of Southern society during the tumultuous period leading up to the American Civil War, offering insights into the social, political, and military sentiments of that time. Russell presents observations gathered during his travels through Southern states, particularly focusing on South Carolina and Georgia, and sheds light on the attitudes of the inhabitants towards the North and their views on independence. The opening of the book introduces Russell's firsthand experiences in Charleston, South Carolina, shortly after the secession from the Union. He describes conversations with Southern gentlemen who express a strong disdain for Northern states, attributing their troubles to "Puritanism" while simultaneously longing for a return to monarchical rule reminiscent of British governance. Russell highlights the intense animosity and polarization between the North and South, as evidenced by the fervor of Southern pride and the desire for independence. He sets the stage for further exploration of the region's social dynamics, military preparations, and the complex emotions surrounding slavery and state rights as the narrative unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40727/40727-h/images/cover.jpg en United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Confederate States of America Confederate States of America -- Social life and customs F206 Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - Warfare 437877 437882 2024-09-17T07:51:30.366100 2023-09-17T15:56:53.823015 text/html text/html 437386 2021-01-25T13:41:29 text/html; charset=utf-8 207669 2021-01-25T13:41:29 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 217687 2024-09-17T07:51:34.933050 application/epub+zip 222938 2024-09-17T07:51:31.108073 application/epub+zip 222938 2024-09-17T07:51:30.665075 application/epub+zip 336848 2024-09-17T07:51:38.360019 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317879 2024-09-17T07:51:34.653047 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317929 2022-09-18T16:04:34.014060 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 422606 2024-09-17T07:51:30.039102 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 424883 2012-09-10T16:39:24 text/plain; charset=utf-8 168429 2012-09-10T16:45:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 422382 2012-09-10T16:43:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 167899 2012-09-10T16:45:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20514 2024-09-17T07:51:38.492024 application/rdf+xml 17951 2024-09-17T07:51:30.740051 image/jpeg 2719 2024-09-17T07:51:30.702068 image/jpeg 209523 2024-09-17T07:51:30.408194 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia