Myths and Realities: Societies of the Colonial South

by Carl Bridenbaugh

from The Chesapeake society -- The Carolina society -- The back settlements.

Genres: History, American History, Nonfiction, American

208 pages, Paperback

First published August 16, 1951

About the author

Carl Bridenbaugh was an American historian who specialized in colonial America. Bridenbaugh is best known for his two major books on colonial cities: Cities in the Wilderness: The First Century of Urban Life in America 1625-1742 and Cities in Revolt: Urban Life in America, 1743-1776 .

Reviews

[Davy Bennett · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was ready to donate this, having to make some hard cuts in my collection.

I started skimming and got off on some interesting tangents. I had recently read a lot about the Scot-Irish in tracking down the Frazier on my Mom's side. There is pretty good coverage herein on all that. Tied into my Scot line is Rheinland Pfalz Palatinate folk who were in York PA in the late 1700's. I knew that much, but this book put that into a broader context that was stimulating.

Even if you are an Indiana native like me, you can perhaps get some good insights into some of your ancestors by understanding the old South.

Or maybe you would rather just read a good mystery?

Update: going to donate, it's good but getting serious about further downsizing.