C Vann Woodward
C. Vann Woodward was Professor of American History at The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. He is the author of several authoritative books on the South: Tom Watson: Agrarian Rebel (1938); Origins of the New South (1951); Reunion and Reaction (1951); and The Strange Career of Jim Crow (1955). He passed away on December 17, 1999.
C. Vann Woodward was Professor of American History at The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. He is the author of several authoritative books on the South: Tom Watson: Agrarian Rebel (1938); Origins of the New South (1951); Reunion and Reaction (1951); and The Strange Career of Jim Crow (1955). He passed away on December 17, 1999. See less
C Vann Woodward's Featured Books
C Vann Woodward book reviews
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The Strange Career of Jim Crow
Important history
This was one of my basic resources for a couple of lectures I gave on the history of racism in American politics. I learned that this is the "go to" book for understanding America's ugly history of ... Read More
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Tom Watson: Agrarian Rebel
Great book
by Andrew V, Dec 18, 2010
A masterpiece from one of the greats of American history. Woodward creates a tragic character, flawed, but somehow laudable despite his later failures. A great character study replete with ... Read More
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Rehearsal for Reconstruction
In March of 1862, a small group of missionaries and evangelical social workers and educators arrived at Beaufort, South Carolina to begin what would amount to an attempt at a social revolution. This ... Read More
