William Lowndes Yancey and the Coming of the Civil WarUniv of North Carolina Press, 2006 - 477 páginas In the first comprehensive biography of William Lowndes Yancey (1814-63), one of the leading secessionists of the Old South, Eric H. Walther examines the personality and political life of the uncompromising fire-eater. Born in Georgia but raised in the |
Índice
Introduction | 1 |
Jordans Stormy Banks | 4 |
Rebellion and Union | 18 |
Flush Times and Bad Times in Alabama and South Carolina | 38 |
Politician | 56 |
Party and Honor | 74 |
The Alabama Platform | 92 |
Secessionist | 113 |
Walker and Walker the League and the Letter | 203 |
The Conventions of 1860 | 229 |
The Voice of the South | 253 |
The Men and the Hours | 274 |
In King Arthurs Court | 296 |
Journeys Home | 322 |
The Main Pillar of the Confederacy | 342 |
Legacy | 369 |
Creating the Leaven of Disunion | 128 |
Public Man Private Life | 145 |
A section of illustrations | 168 |
Yancey and the House Divided | 179 |
Notes | 377 |
Bibliography | 435 |
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