Description: This Southern Metropolis by Mike Bunn Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Based on visitor descriptions of antebellum Mobile, Alabamas physical and social environment, this book captures a place and time that is particular to Gulf Coast history. By 1860 Mobiles population stood at nearly thirty thousand people, making it the twenty-seventh-largest city in the United States overall. Publisher Description Based on visitor descriptions of antebellum Mobile, Alabamas physical and social environment, this book captures a place and time that is particular to Gulf Coast history. Mobiles foundational era is a period in which the city transformed from a struggling colonial outpost into one of the nations most significant economic powerhouses, largely owing to the cotton trade and the labor of enslaved people. On the eve of the Civil War, the Mobile ranked as the fourth most populous community in what would soon become the Confederacy, and within the Gulf Coast region, it stood second only to New Orleans in population, wealth, and influence. In addition to ranking as one of the busiest ports in the United States, the citys remarkable architecture, beautiful natural setting, and abundance of entertainment options combined to make it one of the Souths most distinctive communities. Its cultural diversity only added to its uniqueness. In addition to being home to the largest white population of any community in Alabama, the city also claimed the states largest free Black, foreign-born, and Creole communities. Mobile was the slave-trading center of the state until the 1850s as well and remained thoroughly intertwined with the institution of slavery throughout the antebellum period. By 1860 Mobiles population stood at nearly thirty thousand people, making it the twenty-seventh-largest city in the United States overall. Although numerous histories of Mobile have been published, none have focused on the dozens of evocative firsthand accounts published by antebellum-era visitors. These writings allowed literary-minded travelers, who were often consciously looking for things that struck them as singular about a place, to become proxy tour guides for their contemporary readers. In attempting to capture the essence of the citys reality at a specific moment in time, Mobiles antebellum visitors have left us a unique record of one of the Souths most historic communities. Author Biography MIKE BUNN is the director of Historic Blakeley State Park in Spanish Fort, Alabama. He is the author or coauthor of several books, including Fourteenth Colony: The Forgotten Story of the Gulf South during Americas Revolutionary Era. Bunn is the editor of Muscogiana, a member of the board of directors of the Alabama Historical Association, chair of the Baldwin County Historical Development Commission, and treasurer of the Friends of Old Mobile. Mike and his wife live in Daphne, Alabama, with their daughter, Zoey. Details ISBN 1588385248 ISBN-13 9781588385246 Title This Southern Metropolis Author Mike Bunn Format Paperback Year 2024 Pages 232 Publisher University of Georgia Press GE_Item_ID:161632232; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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Book Title: This Southern Metropolis : Life in Antebellum Mobile
Number of Pages: 232 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Newsouth, Incorporated
Item Height: 0.6 in
Topic: United States / South / East South Central (Al, Ky, ms, Tn), United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)
Publication Year: 2024
Genre: Travel, History
Item Weight: 9.9 Oz
Author: Mike Bunn
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
