Counterfeit Gentlemen: Manhood and Humor in the Old South

Contents

Contents Acknowledgments ix Introduction: Negotiating Manhood in the Old South xiii Chapter 1 The Conception and Estimate of a Gentleman 1 Chapter 2 Georgia Theatrics, Georgia Yankees 25 Chapter 3 Counterfeit Presentments 48 Chapter 4 Useful Alloys 67 Chapter 5 Swamp Fevers 83 Chapter 6 Notes from the Underground 105 Epilogue 123 Notes 129 Bibliography 141 Index 157 ...