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James McDowell of Virginia
- The Perils of an Antebellum Southern Reformer
Engelsk Hardback
James McDowell of Virginia
- The Perils of an Antebellum Southern Reformer
Engelsk Hardback

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This biography examines the political journey of James McDowell, a Democratic governor from western Virginia during the Jacksonian Era. The journey was shaped by the crosscurrents of a national debate over slavery, democratic advances, and the Jackson’s controversial agenda.

A progressive, he joined the state’s House of Delegates in 1833, pushing for the end of slavery in the Commonwealth, economic improvements, and a system of public education. Called an abolitionist, he ended his anti-slavery campaign, enlarged his plantation holdings, and climbed the political ladder. In 1843, he became governor and congressman until his death in 1851.

The author covers regional and national issues, the multiple burdens of his wife, Susan, who was left alone with her children at home, and other personal crises. An intellectual, noted orator, and diligent party activist, McDowell often opposed the status quo and was an important moderate voice who defended the Constitution at a time of severe sectional divide.

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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
238
ISBN-13:
9781666927351
Indbinding:
Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
166692735X
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
15 dec 2022
Længde:
24mm
Bredde:
158mm
Højde:
237mm
Forlag:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Oplagsdato:
15 dec 2022
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