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Community is an evolving and complex concept that historians have applied to localities, counties, and the South as a whole in order to ground larger issues in the day-to-day lives of all segments of society. These social networks sometimes unite and sometimes divide people, they can mirror or transcend political boundaries, and they may exist solely within the cultures of like-minded people. This volume explores the nature of southern communities during the long nineteenth century. The contributors build on the work of scholars who have allowed us to see community not simply as a place but instead as an idea in a constant state of definition and redefinition. They reaffirm that there never has been a singular southern community. As editors Steven E. Nash and Bruce E. Stewart reveal, southerners have constructed an array of communities across the region and beyond. Nor do the contributors idealize these communities. Far from being places of cooperation and harmony, southern communities were often rife with competition and discord. Indeed, conflict has constituted a vital part of southern communal development. Taken together, the essays in this volume remind us how community-focused studies can bring us closer to answering those questions posed to Quentin Compson in Absalom, Absalom!: "Tell [us] about the South. What's it like there. What do they do there. Why do they live there. Why do they live at all."
Take a trip through life in one of the Ford Motor Company's largest complexes from the perspective of a skilled millwright. In this must-read book, Ralph Moore shows the reader what it's like to risk life and limb repairing and maintaining auto manufacturing equipment. The book also shows the social interactions between the different ethnicities working in the plant and how they could chide each other, but also collaborate. Readers will come to understand how changes in society are reflected in the work relationships between the author and his colleagues. If you have an interest in the history of auto manufacturing, or if you've ever wondered what it's like to work a job where you risk your physical safety every day in the service of the auto industry, this book is for you.