Dueling in the Old South

Dueling in the Old South
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Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Total Pages : 124
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ISBN-10 : 089096193X
ISBN-13 : 9780890961933
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Book Synopsis Dueling in the Old South by : Jack Kenny Williams

Download or read book Dueling in the Old South written by Jack Kenny Williams and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 1980 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This history of the social custom of pistol dueling in the antebellum South documents the rules for its conduct, its causes, and its typical participants. Also included is a popular dueling code from the year 1838 by John Lyde Wilson, one-time governer of South Carolina.--From publisher description.


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