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

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Craig M. Simpson
2014
Published by: The University of North Carolina Press
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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.

Table of Contents

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Cover

Title Page, Copyright, Dedication

Contents

pp. vii-x

Preface

pp. xi-xvi

Acknowledgments

pp. xvii-xviii

1. The Character and Politics of a Young Virginian

pp. 3-15

2. A Long Farewell to Jackson

pp. 16-28

3. Defending Shaky Outposts

pp. 29-44

4. Supporting Tyler and Escaping the Consequences

pp. 45-60

5. The Good Slaveholder

pp. 61-77

6. Political Compromise and the Protection of Slavery

pp. 78-86

7. Political Entitlements

pp. 87-105

8. Saving Virginia, Preserving the Union

pp. 106-134

9. A Futile Effort to Revive the Old Dominion

pp. 135-156

10. Kansas

pp. 157-202

11. Two Men at Harpers Ferry

pp. 203-218

12. Failed Hope and the Choice of War

pp. 219-251

13. Steadfast to the Last

pp. 252-284

14. Confederate Past, Yankee Future

pp. 285-314

Abbreviations

pp. 315-318

Notes

pp. 319-394

Bibliography

pp. 395-434

Index

pp. 435-450
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