W. Darrell Overdyke

William Darrell Overdyke (August 7, 1907 – June 21, 1973) was an American historian known particularly for his work on 18th- and 19th-century plantation homes in his adopted state of Louisiana as well as the anti-immigration Know Nothing political party in the American South.

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W. Darrell Overdyke
Birth dateAugust 07, 1907
Birth place
Kansas , Crawford County Kansas , Cherokee Kansas , United States
Religion
United Methodist Church
Date of deathJune 21, 1973
Place of death
Louisiana , Shreveport Louisiana , Caddo Parish Louisiana
Education
Duke University
Louisiana State University
Centenary College of Louisiana

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