Alabama History: An Annotated Bibliography

by Lynda W. Brown, Lloyd H. Cornett, Donald B. Dodd, Alma D. Steading

Overview

A thorough, balanced compilation, this book is the first comprehensive annotated bibliography on Alabama since 1898. Four authors provide an interdisciplinary approach representing the fields of history, geography, political science, literature, American studies, and library science. Although political, military, and socioeconomic history are well represented, numerous entries on agriculture, art, education, environment, folklore, law, literature, medicine, newspapers, religion, and travel are also included.

The bibliography is arranged chronologically by periods in Alabama history with topical subdivisions under each period. Concise but descriptive annotations supplement the titles to delimit the time, place, and topical focus of the individual entry.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313282232
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	01/13/1998
Series:	Bibliographies of the States of the United States
Pages:	462
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.19(d)

About the Author

LYNDA W. BROWN, now retired, taught English at Auburban University at Montgomery and at George Mason University.

DONALD B. DODD, Professor Emeritus, Auburban University at Montgomery, is now on the staff of the Southern Museum of Flight in Birmingham. He is the author of several books, including Alabama Now and Then: A Contemporary Look (1994) and Historical Statistics of the States of the United States: Two Centuries of the Census, 1790-1990 (Greenwood, 1993).

LLOYD H. CORNETT JR., now retired, was an Air Force historian for over 30 years and for 15 years headed the Air Force Historical Research Center, Maxwell Air Force Base. He is the author of 45 volumes of Air Force history, published from 1955 to 1974.

ALMA D. STEADING is Associate Librarian Emerita, Furman University.

Table of Contents

Series Foreword
Preface
Map: Alabama Waterways and Major Cities
Chronology
The Environment
Native Americans: Prehistory to the Present
European Exploration and Colonization, 1540-1813
Territorial and Formative Periods, 1798-1830
Antebellum Period, 1830-1860
Confederate Period, 1861-1865
Reconstruction Period, 1865-1874
Late Nineteenth Century, 1875-1900
Early Twentieth Century, 1901-1945
Late Twentieth Century, 1946-1996
General History and Reference
Historic Sites
Author Index
Subject Index

Editorial Reviews

This bibliography of the 22nd state adds a century of history to Thomas M. Owen's 1898 publication. The current work is organized chronologically into major periods (beginning with Native American prehistory), and then subdivided into topics pertinent to the period (e.g. archaeological and anthropological studies, information on individual tribes). Other eras include: European exploration and colonization (1540-1813), the Antebellum (1830-1860), and Reconstruction (1865-1874). The text commences with a b&w map, and concludes with references on historic sites. Perhaps Internet sites will be added in the future. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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