Henry Wilson and the Coming of the Civil War

By John L. Myers

This biography deals with the life of Henry Wilson, one of the most important figures of the middle third of the Nineteenth Century, up to the time of the Civil War. Among its concerns are the political antislavery movement, economic development, the rise of a working class politcian in an aristocratic-controlled state, prohibition, and Massachusetts state history.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761826084
• ISBN13: 9780761826088
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 576 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.2" x 8.9"