This thorough biography chronicles his days as a student and young lawyer in Georgia, his boisterous political career, his appointment as the Confederacy's first Secretary of State, his unsuccessful stint as a Confederate general, and his role as a proud, unreconstructed rebel after the war. An exploration of Toombs' career reveals the political forces and missteps that drove himand people like himto want to secede from the United States.
This thorough biography chronicles his days as a student and young lawyer in Georgia, his boisterous political career, his appointment as the Confederacy's first Secretary of State, his unsuccessful stint as a Confederate general, and his role as a proud, unreconstructed rebel after the war. An exploration of Toombs' career reveals the political forces and missteps that drove himand people like himto want to secede from the United States.
Robert Toombs: The Civil Wars of a United States Senator and Confederate General
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780786463633 |
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Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers |
Publication date: | 08/02/2011 |
Edition description: | Original |
Pages: | 242 |
Product dimensions: | 6.80(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.80(d) |
Age Range: | 18 Years |