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Confederate exodus : social and environmental forces in the migration of U.S. southerners to Brazil /

Through a geographical lens Alan Marcus provides a new synthesis for interpreting the confederado story and for understanding the impact of the various stakeholders who encouraged, aided, promoted, financed and facilitated this broader emigration from the U.S. South.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Marcus, Alan P., 1967- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2021]
Subjects:
American Confederate voluntary exiles > Brazil > History > 19th century.
Whites > Southern States > Attitudes > History > 19th century.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Refugees.
Southern States > Emigration and immigration > History > 19th century.
Brazil > Emigration and immigration > History > 19th century.
Table of Contents:
  • The Baltimore connection
  • Moving to Brazil
  • The importance of agricultural, social, and economic conditions in Brazil
  • Ideologies: race, religion, politicians, and scientists
  • Protestantism, education, and the Campo Cemetery grounds.