"An in-depth political study of Alabama's government during the Civil War. In his innovative study, Severance examines the state's political leadership at every level of governance--congressional, gubernatorial, and legislative--and orients much of its analysis around the state electi...

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1. Verfasser:	Severance, Ben H. (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Tuscaloosa The University of Alabama Press [2020]
Schlagworte:	Geschichte 1863 Gouverneurswahl Sezessionskrieg > 1861-1865 Politische Führung Alabama Alabama / Politics and government / 1861-1865 Alabama / History / Civil War, 1861-1865 Politics and government 1861-1865 History
Zusammenfassung:	"An in-depth political study of Alabama's government during the Civil War. In his innovative study, Severance examines the state's political leadership at every level of governance--congressional, gubernatorial, and legislative--and orients much of its analysis around the state elections of 1863. Coming at the war's midpoint, these elections provide an invaluable gauge of popular support for Alabama's role in the Civil War, particularly at a time when the military situation for Confederate forces was looking bleak. The results do not necessarily reflect a society that was unreservedly prowar, but they clearly establish a polity that was committed to an unconditional Confederate victory, in spite of the probable costs. A War State All Over: Alabama Politics and the Confederate Cause focuses on the martial character of Alabama's polity while simultaneously acknowledging the widespread angst of Alabama's larger culture and society. In doing so, it puts a human face on the election returns by providing detailed character sketches of the principal candidates that illuminate both their outlook on the war and their role in shaping policy"--
Beschreibung:	xii, 250 Seiten Porträts, Karten
ISBN:	9780817320591