William H. Crawford: 1772-1834

By Chase Curran Mooney

Book Overview

Senator from Georgia, minister to France, cabinet officer, and unsuccessful presidential candidate, William Harris Crawford was one of the major figures of the early republic. Because most of his papers were destroyed by fire during the Civil War period, however, estimates of Crawford's abilities and accomplishments have usually been based on the papers of his political adversaries-notably John Quincy Adams-and few men of his stature have received so little attention from historians. This first

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813153670
• ISBN13: 9780813153674
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher