Frank L. Owsley, Author at The Imaginative Conservative

About Frank L. Owsley

Frank L. Owsley (1890-1956) was a historian of the American South. He taught at Vanderbilt University for nearly thirty years and was a member of the Southern Agrarians. His books may be purchased in The Imaginative Conservative Bookstore.

Southern Agrarians: The Pillars of the South

By Frank L. Owsley|2016-05-25T09:54:40-05:00January 31st, 2012|Categories: Agrarianism, Economics, Political Economy|

The Southern Agrarians represent one of the most interesting movements of the first half of the twentieth century. Principled as well as intellectual, the Agrarians offered much for America to ponder. Sadly, however, it is quite possible the Southern Agrarians of the 1920s and 1930s will be remembered, if at all, as a footnote to [...]