William H. Crawford : 1772--1834 / [by] Chase C. Mooney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mooney, Chase Curran, 1913-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crawford, William Harris, 1772-1834.

Crawford, William Harris.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (377 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, 1974.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Senator from Georgia, minister to France, cabinet officer, and unsuccessful presidential candidate, William Harris Crawford was one of the major figures of the early republic. Because most of his papers were destroyed by fire during the Civil War period, however, estimates of Crawford's abilities and accomplishments have usually been based on the papers of his political adversaries -- notably John Quincy Adams -- and few men of his stature have received so little attention from historians.This first full biographical study, drawing on hundreds of documentary collections, many never used in bio

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 The Early Georgia Years; 2 In the Senate: Defender of the Bank; 3 In the Senate: Embargo or War; 4 Minister to France; 5 Secretary of War; 6 The Treasury: Organization and Administration; 7 The Second Bank and the Currency; 8 The Treasury Secretary and the Budget; 9 Presidential Adviser; 10 One-Party Presidential Politics; 11 The Last Congressional Nominating Caucus; 12 The Election of 1824; 13 The Last Georgia Years; Note on Sources; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780813188041

0813188040

9780813163833

0813163838

OCLC:

563155699