The confessions of Edward Isham
Subtitle: a poor White life of the Old South
By: edited by Charles C. Bolton and Scott P. Culclasure ; introduction by J. William Harris.
Contributors: Bolton, Charles C.; Culclasure, Scott P.
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Athens
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
Subjects: Isham, Edward, d. 1860.; Whites -- Southern States -- Biography.; Poor -- Southern States -- Biography.; Murderers -- Southern States -- Biography.; Whites -- Southern States -- Social conditions.; Southern States -- Social conditions.
Description: In 1859, the Georgian Edward Isham, convicted in North Carolina of murdering a Piedmont farmer, dictated his life to his defence-attorney. This autobiography provides a perspective on the poor whites, and is accompanied by a selection of essays.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [133]-184) and index.