A Good Southerner: The Life of Henry a Wise of Virginia

Wise (1806-76) 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.

Author: Craig M. Simpson
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: 02/28/2001
Pages: 468
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.51lbs
Size: 9.08h x 6.22w x 1.17d
ISBN: 9780807849446