Rethinking Southern Violence: Homicides in Post-Civil War Louisiana, 1By analyzing nearly 5,000 homicides over an eighteen year period, Gilles Vandal provides a clear picture of the level of physical violence in Louisiana after the Civil War. He combines statistics with more traditional sources to draw conclusions about the patterns of violence and their geographical distribution. Examining post Civil War Louisiana homicide from various perspectives, this book shows that patterns of homicide varied widely from one