Isham G. Harris of Tennessee : Confederate Governor and United States Senator /

Isham Green Harris rose to prominence as leader of the southern rights wing of the Democratic Party in the 1850's. During the secession crisis of 1861, he used his influence and constitutional power as governor to trample on the Tennessee constitution in order to align Tennessee with the Confed...

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Autor principal: Elliott, Sam Davis, 1956-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 2009.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Harris, Isham G. > (Isham Green), > 1818-1897.
United States. > Congress. > Senate.
États-Unis. > Congress. > Senate > Biographies.
United States. > Congress. > Senate > Biography.
Legislators.
Governors.
Parlementaires > États-Unis > Biographies.
Gouverneurs > Tennessee > Biographies.
Legislators > United States > Biography.
Governors > Tennessee > Biography.
United States.
Tennessee.
Tennessee > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Secession)
Tennessee > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
History.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
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Sumario:Isham Green Harris rose to prominence as leader of the southern rights wing of the Democratic Party in the 1850's. During the secession crisis of 1861, he used his influence and constitutional power as governor to trample on the Tennessee constitution in order to align Tennessee with the Confederacy; he tirelessly supported the Confederate war effort. When the war ended, he went into voluntary and temporary exile in Mexico, returning home in late 1867. He eventually became the best known of the state's Bourbon Democrats and was elected United States Senator in 1877, remaining in that office un.
Notas:Description based upon print version of record.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (352 pages).
ISBN:9780807136614

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