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Bynum has fashioned frustratingly disparate material into an important book that may cause historians who are skeptical about putting too much stress on an 'inner' Civil War to rethink their position.-- American Historical Review, Bynum shows how future historians might convincingly knit together the all too-often disparate fields of political, ideological, gender, and racial histories. (Virginia Quarterly Review), Bynum is to be saluted not only for her profound scholarship but for her evenhanded accounts of matters that remain volatile and controversial. . . . [This] book should be praised as an original and cogent piece of scholarship on a devilishly complicated and demanding subject.-- Washington Times, "Bynum has fashioned frustratingly disparate material into an important book that may cause historians who are skeptical about putting too much stress on an 'inner' Civil War to rethink their position."-- American Historical Review, "Bynum shows how future historians might convincingly knit together the all too-often disparate fields of political, ideological, gender, and racial histories."-- Virginia Quarterly Review, Powerful, revisionist, and timely, Bynum's book combines superb history with poignant analysis of historical memory and southern racial mores. (Choice), Bynum's deeply researched and well-written book unravels the historical and sociological significance of the Piney Woods region of southeastern Mississippi. . . . Powerful, revisionist, and timely, Bynum's book combines superb history with poignant analy|9780807854679|, The Free State of Jonesis clearly a story that needs to be told, and Bynum has done impressive research to bring it to a modern audience. (Altina L. Waller, University of Connecticut ), The Free State of Jones is clearly a story that needs to be told, and Bynum has done impressive research to bring it to a modern audience. (Altina L. Waller, University of Connecticut ), Few communities fought as much of the war on their own terms or generated as distorted yet profound a legacy afterward as did the men and women of this renegade county in Mississippi's Piney Woods. It's a fascinating story. (John C. Inscoe, coauthor of The Heart of Confederate Appalachia: Western North Carolina in the Civil War ), Bynum's deeply researched and well-written book unravels the historical and sociological significance of the Piney Woods region of southeastern Mississippi. . . . Powerful, revisionist, and timely, Bynum's book combines superb history with poignant analysis of historical memory and southern racial mores.-- Choice, [This] book should be praised as an original and cogent piece of scholarship on a devilishly complicated and demanding subject. (Washington Times), Powerful, revisionist, and timely, Bynum's book combines superb history with poignant analysis of historical memory and southern racial mores. ( Choice ), Bynum is to be saluted not only for her profound scholarship but for her evenhanded accounts of matters that remain volatile and controversial. . . . [This] book should be praised as an original and cogent piece of scholarship on a devilishly complicated|9780807854679|, "An ambitious piece of work spanning three centuries that presents a lively and intricate portrait of some fascinating and idiosyncratic characters. . . . Prodigious research in genealogical material, census files, church records, official documents, and oral histories provides as full a picture of Jones County and its people as we are ever likely to have."-- American Historical Review, "Bynum is to be saluted not only for her profound scholarship but for her evenhanded accounts of matters that remain volatile and controversial. . . . [This] book should be praised as an original and cogent piece of scholarship on a devilishly complicated and demanding subject."-- Washington Times, Few communities fought as much of the war on their own terms or generated as distorted yet profound a legacy afterward as did the men and women of this renegade county in Mississippi's Piney Woods. It's a fascinating story. (John C. Inscoe, coauthor ofThe Heart of Confederate Appalachia: Western North Carolina in the Civil War), "This is an excellent book and Bynum deserves much praise for her ability to negotiate the minefield of myth and legend to produce a study that not only makes a tremendous contribution to scholarship but is a compelling read as well. Thoroughly researched, thoughtfully argued, well-written, and unfailingly interesting, Bynum's work further demonstrates the potential of local studies to shed light on broader forces that have shaped the American past. It deserves attention from those interested in the Free State of Jones, the Civil War in history and memory, and the enduring impact of race, class, and gender on Southern history."-- H-Net, "Bynum's deeply researched and well-written book unravels the historical and sociological significance of the Piney Woods region of southeastern Mississippi. . . . Powerful, revisionist, and timely, Bynum's book combines superb history with poignant analysis of historical memory and southern racial mores."-- Choice, This is an excellent book and Bynum deserves much praise for her ability to negotiate the minefield of myth and legend to produce a study that not only makes a tremendous contribution to scholarship but is a compelling read as well. Thoroughly researched, thoughtfully argued, well-written, and unfailingly interesting, Bynum's work further demonstrates the potential of local studies to shed light on broader forces that have shaped the American past. It deserves attention from those interested in the Free State of Jones, the Civil War in history and memory, and the enduring impact of race, class, and gender on Southern history.-- H-Net, An ambitious piece of work spanning three centuries that presents a lively and intricate portrait of some fascinating and idiosyncratic characters. . . . Prodigious research in genealogical material, census files, church records, official documents, and oral histories provides as full a picture of Jones County and its people as we are ever likely to have.-- American Historical Review, This is an excellent book and Bynum deserves much praise for her ability to negotiate the minefield of myth and legend to produce a study that not only makes a tremendous contribution to scholarship but is a compelling read as well. Thoroughly researched|9780807854679|, Bynum shows how future historians might convincingly knit together the all too-often disparate fields of political, ideological, gender, and racial histories.-- Virginia Quarterly Review, An ambitious piece of work spanning three centuries that presents a lively and intricate portrait of some fascinating and idiosyncratic characters. . . . Prodigious research in genealogical material, census files, church records, official documents, and|9780807854679|
