Wagging tongues and tittle tattle: gossip, rumor, and reputation in a small southern town
Auteur :
Hoffert, Sylvia D.
Éditeur :
University of Georgia Press
ISBN :
9780820374987
Date de publication :
15 nov. 2025
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Format :
Paper over boards
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
In Wagging Tongues and Tittle Tattle, Sylvia Hoffert calls on a particularly rich collection of primary sources, all relating to Hillsborough, North Carolina, to argue that gossip and rumor were central to the formation of interpersonal relationships and an integral part of small-town life in the antebellum South.