Albert Taylor Bledsoe: Defender of the Old South and Architect of the Lost Cause

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louisiana state university press baton rouge Defender of the Old South and Architect of the Lost Cause terry A. bArnhArt Albert tAylor bledsoe Published by Louisiana State University Press Copyright © 2011 by Louisiana State University Press All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America First printing Frontispiece: Albert Taylor Bledsoe, ca. 1859. Engraving by A. B. Walter. Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, Virginia (1999.161.1003). Used by permission. designer: Michelle A. Neustrom typeface: Whitman, text; Black Widow, display printer: McNaughton & Gunn, Inc. binder: Dekker Bookbinding library of congress cataloging-in-publication data Barnhart, Terry A., 1952– Albert Taylor Bledsoe : defender of the old south and architect of the lost cause / Terry A. Barnhart. p. cm.— (Southern biography series) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8071-3724-6 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Bledsoe, Albert Taylor, 1809–1877. 2. Intellectuals—Southern States—Biography. 3. Slavery— Southern States—Justification. 4. Southern States—Intellectual life—19th century. 5. Secession— Southern States. 6. United States—History—Civil War, 1861–1865—Causes. I. Title. E449.B646B37 2011 973.7'13092—dc22 [B] 2010038031 Portions of Chapter 2 appeared previously as “Albert Taylor Bledsoe: The Political Creed of an Illinois Whig, 1840–1848,” Journal of Illinois History 3, no. 1 (Spring 2000): 3–30. Used by permission. The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources.   ...