A Good Southerner
The Life of Henry A. Wise of Virginia
Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, State & Local, Biography & Memoir, Political
| Author: | Craig M. Simpson | ISBN: | 9781469616476 |
| Publisher: | The University of North Carolina Press | Publication: | February 1, 2014 |
| Imprint: | The University of North Carolina Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Craig M. Simpson |
| ISBN: | 9781469616476 |
| Publisher: | The University of North Carolina Press |
| Publication: | February 1, 2014 |
| Imprint: | The University of North Carolina Press |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
