| A Good Southerner: The Life of Henry a Wise of Virginia Contributor(s): Simpson, Craig M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807849448 ISBN-13: 9780807849446 Publisher: University of North Carolina Press OUR PRICE: $65.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2001 Annotation: Wise (1806-1876) 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Political - History | United States - 19th Century - History | United States - State & Local - General |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 84007384 |
| Lexile Measure: 1450 |
| Physical Information: 1.17" H x 6.22" W x 9.08" (1.51 lbs) 468 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Geographic Orientation - Virginia - Cultural Region - South Atlantic - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |