The Clays of Alabama : A Planter-Lawyer-Politician Family

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Of unique interest to the student of nineteenth century America is this account of the Alabama Clays, who in their private life were typical of the slaveholding aristocracy of the old South, but as lawyer-politicians played significant roles in state and national politics, in the development of the...

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Main Author: Nuermberger, Ruth Ketring, 1905-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 1958.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Clay family.
Clay, Clement Comer, > 1789-1866.
HISTORY > United States > 19th Century.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Alabama.
Alabama > Histoire > 1819-1950 > Biographies.
Alabama > History > 1819-1950 > Biography.
History.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Of unique interest to the student of nineteenth century America is this account of the Alabama Clays, who in their private life were typical of the slaveholding aristocracy of the old South, but as lawyer-politicians played significant roles in state and national politics, in the development of the Democratic party, and in the affairs of the Confederacy. In the period from 1811 to 1915, the Clays were involved in many of the great problems confronting the South. This study of the Clay family includes accounts of the wartime legislation of the Confederate Congress and the activities of the Confe.
Physical Description:1 online resource (352 pages).
ISBN:9780813164090

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