Penny for an extreme Southron view on this issue (to me, maybe not to you) you could read Hamilton J. Eckenrode's writings, that the Southron was "a new man", a Nordic in the tropics. It appears in Jefferson Davis:President of the South (1923) p.12-14, 17-18, 20-24. To save yourdelf trouble finding this rare volume, buy "The Causes of the Civil War" a collection of writings and articles on both sides, gathered by Kenneth. M. Stamp. Even handed study, cost about 14 bucks at your bookstore.

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