Description: Pflugrad-Jackisch examines secret fraternal organizations in antebellum Virginia to offer fresh insight into masculinity and the redefinition of social and political roles of white men in the South. This is a nuanced look at how dominant groups craft collective identities and affect political culture.
Brief description: AMI PFLUGRAD-JACKISCH is an assistant professor of history at the University of Michigan-Flint.
Review Quotes:
Brothers of a Vow makes a solid contribution to the expanding literature on the developing middle class in the antebellum South. It also helps to enlarge our understanding of the culture and place of non-elite white men in the South.
--Virginia Magazine of History and Biography