The Confederate Governors - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0820335576 ISBN 13: 9780820335575

Casa editrice: Univ of Georgia Pr, 2010

Riassunto

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 battle, searching for means to feed and clothe the poor, boosting morale, and defending their state’s territories, even against great odds.

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L'autore:

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.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Univ of Georgia Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0820335576
• ISBN 13: 9780820335575
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 295
• Redattore: Yearns W. Buck