The Confederate Governors
This collection of thirteen essays examines the leaders of the southern states during the Civil War. Malcolm C. McMillan writes of the futile efforts of Alabama's wealthy governors to keep the trust of the poor non-slaveholding whites. Paul D. Escott shows Georgia Governor Joseph Emerson Brown's ability to please both the planter elite and the yeoman farmers. John B. Edmunds, Jr. examines the tremendous problems faced by the governors of South Carolina, the state that would suffer the highest losses. Each of the contributors describes the governor's reaction to undertaking duties never before required of men in their positions--urging men to…
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Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Boney, F. N. (Solist) / Yearns, Wildred Buck (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-8203-3557-5
- EAN: 9780820335575
- Produktnummer: 8595150
- Verlag: Univ Of Georgia Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
- Seitenangabe: 304 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D1.7 cm 449 g
- Gewicht: 449
Über den Autor
Wilfred Buck Yearns (1918-2006) was a professor emeritus of history at Wake Forest University. His books include The Confederate Congress (Georgia), North Carolina Civil War Documentary, and From Richmond to Texas.
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