The Confederados: Old South Immigrants in Brazil - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0817307532 ISBN 13: 9780817307530

Publisher: The University of Alabama Press, 1995

Synopsis

This text provides an examination of the confederados and their migration from the Old South to Brazil. It includes two first-person presentations by confederados. Chapters recount the confederados' contribution to agriculture, teaching and missionary activities.

About this title

Review:

"The exotic subject matter and the expertise of the contributors recommend the book for classroom use in both American and Latin American history."--Civil War History

"Southerners especially will enjoy reading about the experiences of their ancestors in a country the Confederados found strangely similar yet exotically different."--Journal of Southern History

About the Author:

Cyrus B. Dawsey is Professor of Geography and Director of the Institute for Latin American Studies at Auburn University. James M. Dawsey is Dean of the Faculty at Emory and Henry College. Michael L. Conniff is Professor and Director of Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the University of South Florida.

About this edition

• Publisher: The University of Alabama Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0817307532
• ISBN 13: 9780817307530
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 272
• Editor: Dawsey Cyrus B., Dawsey James M.