"Will soon stand with such classic works as those by William R. Taylor and Michael O'Brien in the realm of Southern letters."--Bertram Wyatt-Brown, author of Southern Honor"Counterfeit Gentlemen captu
Mayfield (history, Samford U.) analyzes popular images of Southern manhood in the antebellum culture by showing how contemporary humorists bridged the gap between the "old honor culture" and new econo
