A war state all over : Alabama politics and the Confederate cause
- Author/Creator:
- Severance, Ben H., 1966- author
- Publication/Creation:
- Tuscaloosa : The University of Alabama Press, [2020]
- Format:
- Book
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- Full Title:
- A war state all over : Alabama politics and the Confederate cause / Ben H. Severance
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- Table of Contents:
- The congressional races -- The gubernatorial contest -- Of senators and legislators -- Alabama's soldiery and the elections.
- Bibliography:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Summary:
- "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"--
- Language:
- English
- Physical Type/Description:
- xii, 250 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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- Catalog ID (MMSID):
- 9937234654002486
- ISBN:
- 9780817320591
0817320598 - OCLC Number:
- 1125083718
- Barcode:
- 010003090234
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