The old South : $b A monograph

"The Old South: A Monograph" by H. M. Hamill is a look back at the pre-Civil War South, painted with a fondness for its traditions and societal ways. It explores the world of plantation owners, the lives of those without slaves, and the enslaved people, all tangled together. The book suggests that the South had unique and important things to offer America, like ideas about freedom and being a good society, which were forgotten with the passing of time. It spends time on ideas such as honor and family ties, offering a celebration of a society that many felt was filled with real connection, regardless of its difficult morality. It views a past era as a key moment in the story of America.