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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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Baton Rouge :
Louisiana State University Press,
2009.
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Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- "From the beginning fairly successful as a lawyer," 1818-1853
- "My business will be to advocate the principles and platform of democracy," 1854-1860
- "For the defense of our rights and those of our southern brothers," 1861-1862
- "I intend to remain until the battle is over," 1862
- "In this struggle for national independence," 1863
- "Tennessee, a grave or a free home," 1864-May 1865
- "Better a penniless exile than to have violated principle," 1865-1867
- "We of the South have accepted the results in good faith," 1868-1876
- "Stand by your time-honored principles," 1877-1883
- "The old man invincible," 1883-1897.