William G. Brownlow: Fighting Parson of the Southern Highlands

by E. Merton Coulter

Overview

As circuit rider, editor, and politican, Brownlow's career was bound up with all the surging battles of religion, war, politics, and journalism in America from the time of John Quincy Adams through the inauguration of Rutherford B. Hayes. A staunch Unionist, he was banished to the North because of his bitter campaigns against the Confederacy. After the war he returned to the South to become Governor of Tennessee and later a U.S. senator.

Originally published in 1937.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781469644400
Publisher:	The University of North Carolina Press
Publication date:	05/01/2018
Pages:	444
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.25(h) x 1.04(d)

About the Author

The Author: E. Merton Coulter was Regents Professor Emeritus of history at the University of Georgia and editor of the Georgia Historical Quarterly. He was the first president of the Southern Historical Association and the author or editor of nearly thirty books.

Stephen V. Ash is associate professor of history at the University of Tennessee and editor of the Journal of East Tennessee History.

Table of Contents

	Foreword	vii
	Introduction	xi
I.	Crusading in the Southern Highlands	1
II.	A New Parson Rides the Circuit	17
III.	Personal Journalism	35
IV.	Religious Warfare Renewed	53
V.	Black Slaves and Mountain Whites	84
VI.	Ante-Bellum Politics	110
VII.	Secession	134
VIII.	East Tennesseeans Rebel against Rebellion	154
IX.	In Jail and Out	178
X.	A Tour of the North	208
XI.	Back in Tennessee	235
XII.	A New Governor Seeks Vengeance	262
XIII.	The Minority Establishes Itself	294
XIV.	The Reign of the Tennessee Radicals	325
XV.	The Storm before the Calm	349
XVI.	The Like Shall Not Be Seen Again	374
	Bibliography	401
	Index	413

Editorial Reviews

Parson Brownlow was a circuit-riding Methodist minister, upstart journalist, and political activist who wielded a vitriolic tongue and pen in defense of both slavery and the Union. This 1937 biography traces his religious, journalistic, and political career. Although his interpretations were biased by racism, Brownlow's vision of the American South included Appalachians and African Americans at a time when his contemporaries ignored these groups. Coulter taught history at the University of Georgia. This edition contains a brief foreword. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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