A war state all over Alabama politics and the Confederate cause
The congressional races -- The gubernatorial contest -- Of senators and legislators -- Alabama's soldiery and the elections.
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Tuscaloosa
The University of Alabama Press
2020
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | The congressional races -- The gubernatorial contest -- Of senators and legislators -- Alabama's soldiery and the elections. "An in-depth political study of Alabama's government during the Civil War. In his innovative study, Severance examines the state's political leadership at every level of governance--congressional, gubernatorial, and legislative--and orients much of its analysis around the state elections of 1863. Coming at the war's midpoint, these elections provide an invaluable gauge of popular support for Alabama's role in the Civil War, particularly at a time when the military situation for Confederate forces was looking bleak. The results do not necessarily reflect a society that was unreservedly prowar, but they clearly establish a polity that was committed to an unconditional Confederate victory, in spite of the probable costs. A War State All Over: Alabama Politics and the Confederate Cause focuses on the martial character of Alabama's polity while simultaneously acknowledging the widespread angst of Alabama's larger culture and society. In doing so, it puts a human face on the election returns by providing detailed character sketches of the principal candidates that illuminate both their outlook on the war and their role in shaping policy"-- |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | xii, 250 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten |
| ISBN: | 9780817320591 978-0-8173-2059-1 9780817392956 |