"William Harris Garland: Mechanic of the Old South"

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This paper discusses, summarizes and reviews Dudley Johnson's article "William Harris Garland: Mechanic of the Old South," describing the life led by the main character, William Harris Garland, the economic situation of the era and the character of Garland. The paper also discusses the importance that Johnson places on the role Garland played in American history along with the thousands of other like Garland.

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"Today, too many of us still think of "The Old South" at the beginning and middle of the Nineteenth Century as either made up of wealthy plantation owners, or slaves. Garland's experiences which he wrote down in a lot of letters were those of an itinerant mechanic, moving from place to place, trying to find work, and often trying to travel without a cent in his pocket. William Garland, as described in Johnson's article. Was one of "a number of skilled workmen in the South prior to the Civil War, and the work they did was vital to the region (Johnson 41). Like so many itinerant workmen today, "he and his friends had no interest in the political situation. They were more concerned with obtaining and keeping jobs and with reducing their financial insecurity" (41)."

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