The Cavalier in the Mind of the South, 1876-1916
The cavalier image in the antebellum South represented the pinnacle of white southern manhood. Defined by their chivalry, honor, bravery, and skills as horsemen and fightersâcharacteristics found valuable by southerners. Cavaliers, however, also embodied the white Southâs control over a large enslav...
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LSU
2007
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| Online Access: | http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-11142007-113721/ |