A Good Southerner: The Life of Henry A. Wise of Virginia (Fred W. Morrison Series in Southern Studies)

By Craig M. Simpson

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080781623X
• ISBN13: 9780807816233
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Pr
• Length: 450 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.5" x 6.8"