Description
Traces the maritime routes and the historical networks that link port cities around the Atlantic world
Port Cities of the Atlantic World brings together a collection of essays that examine the centuries-long transatlantic transportation of people, goods, and ideas with a focus on the impact of that trade on what would become the American South. Employing a wide temporal range and broad geographic scope, the scholars contributing to this volume call for a sea-facing history of the South, one that connects that terrestrial region to this expansive maritime history. By bringing the study up to the 20th century in the collection's final section, the editors Jacob Steere-Williams and Blake C. Scott make the case for the lasting influence of these port cities--and Atlantic world history--on the economy, society, and culture of the contemporary South.
Author: Jacob Steere-Williams
Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
Published: 12/14/2023
Pages: 278
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.60h x 6.30w x 1.40d
ISBN13: 9781643364568
ISBN10: 1643364561
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | State & Local | South (AL,AR,FL,GA,KY,LA,MS,
- Transportation | General
- History | Maritime History & Piracy