Charles Cotesworth Pinckney Founding Father / by Marvin R. Zahniser.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zahniser, Marvin R.

Contributor:

Institute of Early American History and Culture (Williamsburg, Va.)

Series:

Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth, 1746-1825.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (307 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2016

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill, Published for the Institute of Early American History and culture, Williamsburg, Va., by the University of North Carolina Press [1967]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Pinckney's lifetime as a leading member of the southern oligarchy is important to an understanding of that group's assumptions about itself, its aspirations, and its exacting standards of public and private conduct for its leaders.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface; I: THE EDUCATION OF A GENTLEMAN; II: A GENTLEMAN BECOMES A REBEL; III: A PASSION FOR GLORY; IV: PROTECTOR OF THE LOW COUNTRY; V. STEPS TO A LARGER STAGE; VI: MISSION TO FRANCE; VII: NOT A SIXPENCE; VIII: IN HAMILTON'S SHADOW; IX: THE POLITICS OF DEFEAT; X: AN UNBROKEN CAREER OF VIRTUE AND USEFULNESS; Note on Sources; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X

Notes:

Includes index.

Bibliographical footnotes.

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ISBN:

1-4696-1151-1

OCLC:

926042994