Respectable and disreputable: leisure time in antebellum montgomery
Auteur :
Benton, Jeffrey C.
Éditeur :
University of Georgia Press
ISBN :
9781603062299
Date de publication :
1 juil. 2013
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Describes how Montgomerians spent their increasing leisure time during the four decades preceding the Civil War. Jeffrey Benton describes not only everyday, seasonal, and commercial activities, but also shows how antebellum society debated the moral and philosophical questions of how leisure time should be spent.