This collection of thirteen essays examines the leaders of the southern states during the Civil War. Malcolm C. McMillan writes of the futile efforts of Alabama's wealthy governors to keep the trust of the poor non-slaveholding whites. Paul D. Escott shows Georgia Governor Joseph Emerson Brown's ability to please both the planter elite and the yeoman farmers. John B. Edmunds, Jr. examines the tremendous problems faced by the governors of South Carolina, the state that would suffer the highest losses. Each of the contributors describes the governor's reaction to undertaking duties never before required of men in their positions--urging men to battle, searching for means to feed and clothe the poor, boosting morale, and defending their state's territories, even against great odds.
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This collection of thirteen essays examines the leaders of the southern states during the Civil War. Malcolm C. McMillan writes of the futile efforts of Alabama's wealthy governors to keep the trust of the poor non-slaveholding whites. Paul D. Escott shows Georgia Governor Joseph Emerson Brown's ability to please both the planter elite and the yeoman farmers. John B. Edmunds, Jr. examines the tremendous problems faced by the governors of South Carolina, the state that would suffer the highest losses. Each of the contributors describes the governor's reaction to undertaking duties never before required of men in their positions--urging men to battle, searching for means to feed and clothe the poor, boosting morale, and defending their state's territories, even against great odds.
Imprint | University of Georgia Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | May 2010 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | May 2010 |
Editors | Wilfred Buck Yearns |
Contributors | F.N. Boney, Paul D Escott, Kermit L. Hall, John G. Barrett, Vincent H Cassidy, Michael B Dougan, Robert W. Dubay, John B. Edmunds Jr., Lowell H. Harrison |
Dimensions | 229 x 152 x 17mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 304 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8203-3557-5 |
Barcode | 9780820335575 |
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LSN | 0-8203-3557-6 |