The Man Who Punched Jefferson Davis - The Political Life of Henry S. Foote, Southern Unionist

Informationen zum Autor Ben Wynne is professor of history at the University of North Georgia and the author of In Tune: Charley Patton, Jimmie Rodgers, and the Roots of American Music. Klappentext "Antebellum politician Henry Stuart Foote (1804 -1880) was among the most vocal, well-travelled, and controversial statesmen of the nineteenth century. Although largely forgotten today, as historian Ben Wynne reveals in his comprehensive biography, Foote was a key player in a remarkable array of the era's most important events"-- Zusammenfassung Regarded as one of the most vocal and controversial statesmen of the nineteenth century, Henry Stuart Foote played a central role in a vast array of pivotal events. Despite Foote's unique mark on history, until now no comprehensive biography existed. Ben Wynne fills this gap in his examination of the life of this gifted and volatile public figure.

Product details

• Authors: Ben Wynne
• Publisher: Louisiana state univ pr
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2018
• EAN: 9780807169339
• ISBN: 978-0-8071-6933-9
• No. of pages: 328
• Series: Southern Biography; Southern Biography; Southern Biography Series
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education