Pre-Owned In My Father's House Are Many Mansions: Family and Community in Edgefield, South Carolina by Orville Vernon Burton Hardcover English, History

Explore the evolution of Edgefield County from the antebellum period through Reconstruction and beyond with "In My Father's House Are Many Mansions: Family and Community in Edgefield, South Carolina" by Orville Vernon Burton. This insightful hardcover book, published by the University of North Carolina Press, delves into extensive research on every household in this rural community. Burton challenges common generalizations about southern black and white families of the era, revealing striking similarities influenced primarily by wealth rather than race or class. This non-fiction work provides a comprehensive look at historical family structures and community dynamics in English.