A Southern moderate in radical times : Henry Washington Hilliard, 1808-1892

Author/Creator:: Durham, David I.
Publication/Creation:: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2008]
Format:: Book

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Full Title:: A Southern moderate in radical times : Henry Washington Hilliard, 1808-1892 / David I. Durham
Series Titles:: Southern biography series
Southern biography series.

Subjects:: Hilliard, Henry W.(Henry Washington),1808-1892
United States.Congress.House--Biography
Legislators--United States--Biography
Diplomats--United States--Biography
Lawyers--Georgia--Biography
Generals--Confederate States of America--Biography
Alabama--Politics and government--19th century
Southern States--Politics and government--19th century
United States--Politics and government--1845-1861
United States--Foreign relations--1865-1898

Table of Contents:: 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.
Bibliography:: Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-234) and index.
Language:: English
Physical Type/Description:: xv, 241 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.