Apostle of Union : A Political Biography of Edward Everett /

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Known today as 'the other speaker at Gettysburg', Edward Everett had a distinguished and illustrative career at every level of American politics from the 1820s through the Civil War. In this new biography, Matthew Mason argues that Everett's extraordinarily well-documented career reve...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mason, Matthew, 1968- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, 2017.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Everett, Edward, > 1794-1865.
United States. > Congress.
Statesmen.
Politics and government.
Legislators.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Political.
Hommes d'État > États-Unis > Biographies.
Parlementaires > États-Unis > Biographies.
Statesmen > United States > Biography.
Legislators > United States > Biography.
United States.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Secession)
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1783-1865.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States > Politics and government > 1783-1865.
Biographies.
History.
Biography
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Known today as 'the other speaker at Gettysburg', Edward Everett had a distinguished and illustrative career at every level of American politics from the 1820s through the Civil War. In this new biography, Matthew Mason argues that Everett's extraordinarily well-documented career reveals a complex man whose shifting political opinions illuminate the nuances of Northern Unionism.
Item Description:Previously issued in print: 2016.
Physical Description:1 online resource (448 pages): illustrations (black and white)
Audience:Specialized.
ISBN:9781469628622

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