A Southern Moderate in Radical Times : Henry Washington Hilliard, 1808-1892 /

In A Southern Moderate in Radical Times, David I. Durham offers a comprehensive and critical appraisal of one of the South's famous dissenters. Against the backdrop of one of the most turbulent periods in American history, he explores the ideological and political journey of Henry Washington Hi...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Durham, David I.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 2008.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Hilliard, Henry W. > (Henry Washington), > 1808-1892.
United States. > Congress. > House.
United States. > Congress. > House > Biography.
Politics and government
Legislators.
Lawyers.
Generals.
Diplomats.
Diplomatic relations.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Legislative Branch.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Political.
Generaux > États confederes d'Amerique > Biographies.
Diplomates > États-Unis > Biographies.
Parlementaires > États-Unis > Biographies.
Generals > Confederate States of America > Biography.
Lawyers > Georgia > Biography.
Diplomats > United States > Biography.
Legislators > United States > Biography.
United States > Confederate States of America.
United States.
Southern States.
Georgia.
Alabama.
États-Unis > Relations exterieures > 1865-1898.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1845-1861.
Alabama > Politique et gouvernement > 19e siecle.
United States > Foreign relations > 1865-1898.
United States > Politics and government > 1845-1861.
Southern States > Politics and government > 19th century.
Alabama > Politics and government > 19th century.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:In A Southern Moderate in Radical Times, David I. Durham offers a comprehensive and critical appraisal of one of the South's famous dissenters. Against the backdrop of one of the most turbulent periods in American history, he explores the ideological and political journey of Henry Washington Hilliard (1808-1892), a southern politician whose opposition to secession placed him at odds with many of his peers in the South's elite class. Durham weaves threads of American legal, social, and diplomatic history to tell the story of this fascinating man who, living during a time of unrestrained destruc.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (264 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780807134221

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