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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Bibliographic Details
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
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Preface; Contents; 1. A Plantation on the Frontier; 2. Clement Clay Enters Politics; 3. Representative in Congress; 4. Governor and Senator; 5. The Clay Family Grows Up; 6. Young Clement Tries Politics; 7. Senator from Alabama; 8. The Road to Secession; 9. Confederate Senator; 10. Confusion and Hardship; 11. Canadian Adventure; 12. The Prisoner of State; 13. Reconstructing Life; 14. A Historical Estimate; Bibliographical Note; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y.

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