A Southern moderate in radical times : Henry Washington Hilliard, 1808-1892
In A Southern Moderate in Radical Times, David I. Durham offers a comprehensive and critical appraisal of one of the South's famous dissenters. Against the backdrop of one of the most turbulent periods in American history, he explores the ideological and political journey of Henry Washington Hilliard (1808-1892), a southern politician whose opposition to secession placed him at odds with many of his peers in the South's elite class. Durham weaves threads of American legal, social, and diplomatic history to tell the story of this fascinating man who, living during a time of unrestrained destruc
eBook, English, ©2008
Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge, ©2008
Biographies
1 online resource (xv, 241 pages) : illustrations
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From North Carolina to Alabama : Henry W. Hilliard's early life and career
Law, politics, and the life of the mind
From law to politics : the move to the political stage
Prelude to Chaeronaea : Hilliard's years in Congress
Seasons of despair
Postwar life and the search for identity
"A journey in Brazil" : the quest for redemption
Conclusion: The elder statesman
Appendix 1: Hilliard family tomb inscriptions
Appendix 2: Last will and testament of Hon. Henry W. Hilliard