Loading…
Kentucky's last cavalier : General William Preston, 1816-1887 /
"William Preston - politician, diplomat, and Confederate general - was the epitome of the antebellum southern landed aristocracy. Born to a well-to-do, well-connected Louisville family, the son of a Revolutionary War veteran, he was educated at Yale and Harvard and married the daughter of Kentu...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Main Author: | |
| Corporate Author: | |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Published: |
[Frankfort, Ky.] :
Kentucky Historical Society,
2004.
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Boyhood
- Youth
- Husband and soldier
- Legislator
- At the court of Spain
- Fighting for southern independence
- Minister to Mexico
- After the war.