Pretense of Glory: The Life of General Nathaniel P. Banks

By James G. Hollandsworth Jr.

Book Overview

Nathaniel P. Banks (1816-1884) had a lengthy career in public service, from election to the Massachusetts legislature, elevation to the governorship of the state, and ten terms of service in the US Congress. This biography reveals the complicated and contradictory nature of the man.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807122939
• ISBN13: 9780807122938
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Louisiana State Univ Pr
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.3" x 6.5"