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A Good Southerner The Life of Henry A. Wise of Virginia / by Craig M. Simpson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Simpson, Craig M., 1942-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Diplomats--United States--Biography.
- Diplomats.
- Governors--Virginia--Biography.
- Governors.
- Legislators--United States--Biography.
- Legislators.
- Virginia--Politics and government--1775-1865.
- Virginia.
- United States--Politics and government--1815-1861.
- United States.
- United States. Congress. House--Biography.
- Wise, Henry A. (Henry Alexander), 1806-1876.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (469 p.)
- Manufacture:
- Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2015
- Place of Publication:
- Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 1985.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Good Southerner: The Life of Henry A. Wise of Virginia
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. The Character and Politics of a Young Virginian; 2. A Long Farewell to Jackson; 3. Defending Shaky Outposts; 4. Supporting Tyler and Escaping the Consequences; 5. The Good Slaveholder; 6. Political Compromise and the Protection of Slavery; 7. Political Entitlements; 8. Saving Virginia, Preserving the Union; 9. A Futile Effort to Revive the Old Dominion; 10. Kansas; 11. Two Men at Harpers Ferry; 12. Failed Hope and the Choice of War; 13. Steadfast to the Last; 14. Confederate Past, Yankee Future; Abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C
- DE; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Bibliography: p. 395-433.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 979-88-908754-8-8
- 979-88-9313-142-0
- 1-4696-1648-3
- 1-4696-1647-5
- OCLC:
- 610206232
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