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Article: Shapers of Southern History: Autobiographical Reflections.(Book Review)
- Article from:
- The Journal of Southern History
- Article date:
- February 1, 2006
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Shapers of Southern History: Autobiographical Reflections. Edited by John B. Boles. (Athens, Ga., and London: University of Georgia Press, c. 2004. Pp. x, 334. Paper, $22.95, ISBN 0-8203-2475-2; cloth, $54.95, ISBN 0-8203-2474-4.)
I have always contended that you do not have to scratch a historian very deep to find a gossip. We have entered our chosen profession for varied reasons, many of which are explored in Shapers of Southern History: Autobiographical Reflections. However, somewhere in all of us is the desire to understand other people and tell stories about them and their worlds. Consequently, these short career-oriented autobiographies of eminent southern ...