A Good Southerner: The Life of Henry A. Wise of Virginia

by Craig M. Simpson

Overview

Wise (1806-76) was extremely active on the Virginia and national political scene from the early 1830s to the mid-1860s, drawing popular support because of his projection of hopefulness and energy. Regarded as eccentric, Wise is given, in this study, an interpretation that finds consistency in his life-long controversial and impulsive behavior. Simpson stresses Wise's ambivalent attitude toward slaves and slave-holding, authority and authority figures, and Virginia and the United States.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780807849446
Publisher:	The University of North Carolina Press
Publication date:	02/28/2001
Series:	The Fred W. Morrison Series in Southern Studies
Edition description:	1
Pages:	468
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.05(d)
Lexile:	1450L (what's this?)

Table of Contents

	Preface	xi
	Acknowledgments	xvii
1.	The Character and Politics of a Young Virginian	3
2.	A Long Farewell to Jackson	16
3.	Defending Shaky Outposts	29
4.	Supporting Tyler and Escaping the Consequences	45
5.	The Good Slaveholder	61
6.	Political Compromise and the Protection of Slavery	78
7.	Political Entitlements	87
8.	Saving Virginia, Preserving the Union	106
9.	A Futile Effort to Revive the Old Dominion	135
10.	Kansas	157
11.	Two Men at Harpers Ferry	203
12.	Failed Hope and the Choice of War	219
13.	Steadfast to the Last	252
14.	Confederate Past, Yankee Future	285
	Abbreviations	315
	Notes	319
	Bibliography	395
	Index	435