This is an invitation to submit proposals for essays to join others in a book (now under advance contract) that explores historical tourism in the American South. Historic sites, for the purposes of this volume, are those places that have been restored and/or adapted for the purpose of preserving some aspect of southern history and interpreting that history to the public. This volume will be divided into four sections each exploring a different aspect of tourism to sites of southern history and memory and proposals should fit into one of the following categories:

People and Places: will examine individual southerners and the historic sites preserved to tell their story.

War and Remembrance: will examine Revolutionary, Civil War, Spanish-American sites in the region.

Race and Slavery: will examine historic sites that interpret slavery or civil rights.

Landscape and Memory: will examine tourist sites that are concerned with the physical environment. Suggestions include cemeteries, Rock City, the Virginia's Natural Bridge or the Florida Everglades.

Final essays will be 20-25 pages in length and will be accompanied by illustrations.

For consideration, please send a brief CV and a 1-page abstract describing your topic by APRIL 1, 2009 to:

Karen L. Cox, Editor
Department of History
UNC-Charlotte
kcox@uncc.edu