Isham G. Harris of Tennessee : Confederate governor and United States senator /
In 1931, when the Nashville Banner conducted a survey to determine the "Greatest Tennesseans" to date, the state's Confederate "War Governor," Isham G. Harris (1818-1897), ranked tenth on the list, behind such famous Tennesseans as Andrew Jackson, James K. Polk, Andrew Johns...
Основен автор: | Elliott, Sam Davis, 1956- |
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Формат: | Електронна книга |
Език: | English |
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Baton Rouge :
Louisiana State University Press,
℗♭2010.
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Серия: |
Southern biography series.
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http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=301944 |
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Isham G. Harris of Tennessee. |
Съдържание:
- "From the beginning fairly successful as a lawyer," 1818-1853
- "My business will be to advocate the principles and platform of democracy," 1854-1860
- "For the defense of our rights and those of our southern brothers," 1861-1862
- "I intend to remain until the battle is over," 1862
- "In this struggle for national independence," 1863
- "Tennessee, a grave or a free home," 1864-May 1865
- "Better a penniless exile than to have violated principle," 1865-1867
- "We of the South have accepted the results in good faith," 1868-1876
- "Stand by your time-honored principles," 1877-1883
- "The old man invincible," 1883-1897.