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'''Frank Lawrence Owsley''' (January 20, 1890—October 21, 1955) was an American historian of the South, a pioneer in [[quantitative historiography]] and member of the [[Southern Agrarians|Nashville agrarians]].
'''Frank Lawrence Owsley''' (January 20, 1890—October 21, 1955) was an American historian of the South, a pioneer in [[quantitative historiography]] and member of the [[Southern Agrarians|Nashville agrarians]]. He was a leading conservative historian of the Old South.
==Life and career==
==Life and career==
Born in rural Alabama, he attended [[Auburn University]] and took his PhD in history at the [[University of Chicago]] in 1924 with Professor [[William E. Dodd]]. His dissertation was published as '' State Rights and the Confederacy'' (1925).
Born in rural Alabama, he attended [[Auburn University]] and took his PhD in history at the [[University of Chicago]] in 1924 with Professor William E. Dodd. His dissertation was published as '' State Rights and the Confederacy'' (1925).
Owsley specialized in Southern history, especially the ante-bellum and Civil War eras. His most important book, ''King Cotton Diplomacy'' (1931), remains the major study of Confederate diplomacy.
Owsley specialized in Southern history, especially the ante-bellum and Civil War eras. His most important book, ''King Cotton Diplomacy'' (1931), remains the major study of Confederate diplomacy.
===Books and articles by Owsley===
===Books and articles by Owsley===
'' State Rights and the Confederacy'' (1925).
* '' State Rights and the Confederacy'' (1925).
* "Local Defense and the Downfall of the Confederacy," ''Mississippi Valley Historical Review'' 11 (Mar. 1925): 492-525, [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0161-391X(192503)11%3A4%3C490%3ALDATOO%3E2.0.CO%3B2-O in JSTOR]
* "Local Defense and the Downfall of the Confederacy," ''Mississippi Valley Historical Review'' 11 (Mar. 1925): 492-525, [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0161-391X(192503)11%3A4%3C490%3ALDATOO%3E2.0.CO%3B2-O in JSTOR]
* "The Confederacy and King Cotton: A Study in Economic Coercion," ''North Carolina Historical Review'' 6 (Oct. 1929): 371-97
* "The Confederacy and King Cotton: A Study in Economic Coercion," ''North Carolina Historical Review'' 6 (Oct. 1929): 371-97