Virginia - State & Local History, Governors - U.S. Political Biography, Senators & Representatives - Biography, Ambassadors & Diplomats - Political Biography, U.S. Politics & Government - 1812 - 1860, 19th Century American History - Politics & Government
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Overview
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.
Book Details
Published
October 1, 1985
Publisher
Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c1985.
Pages
468
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780807816233