A Good Southerner: The Life of Henry A. Wise of VirginiaUNC Press Books, 2001 M02 1 - 472 páginas Wise (1806-1876) was extremely active on the Virginia and national political scene from the early 1830s to the mid-1860s, drawing popular support because of his projection of hopefulness and energy. Regarded as eccentric, Wise is given, in this study, an |
Contenido
The Character and Politics of a Young Virginian | 3 |
A Long Farewell to Jackson | 16 |
Defending Shaky Outposts | 29 |
Supporting Tyler and Escaping the Consequences | 45 |
The Good Slaveholder | 61 |
Political Compromise and the Protection of Slavery | 78 |
Political Entitlements | 87 |
Saving Virginia Preserving the Union | 106 |
Two Men at Harpers Ferry | 203 |
Failed Hope and the Choice of War | 219 |
Steadfast to the Last | 252 |
Confederate Past Yankee Future | 285 |
Abbreviations | 315 |
Notes | 319 |
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A Good Southerner: The Life of Henry A. Wise of Virginia Craig M. Simpson Vista previa limitada - 2014 |
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