South Carolina fire-eater :: the life of Lawrence Massillon Keitt, 1824-1864 /

South Carolina Fire-Eater is the first book-length biography of Laurence Massillon Keitt, one of South Carolina's most notorious advocates of secession and apologists for African American slavery. A politician who wanted to be a statesman, a Hotspur who wanted to be a distinguished military lea...

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1. Verfasser: Merchant, Holt
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Columbia, South Carolina : University of South Carolina Press, 2014.
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Zusammenfassung:South Carolina Fire-Eater is the first book-length biography of Laurence Massillon Keitt, one of South Carolina's most notorious advocates of secession and apologists for African American slavery. A politician who wanted to be a statesman, a Hotspur who wanted to be a distinguished military leader, Keitt was a U.S. congressman in the 1850s, signed the Ordinance of Secession, and represented his rebellious state in the Confederate Congress in 1861. Through this thoroughly researched volume, Holt Merchant offers a comprehensive history of an important South Carolina figure. As a congressman, Kei.
Beschreibung:1 online resource
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781611173505
1611173507
1306827477
9781306827478

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