A Good Southerner

The Life of Henry A. Wise of Virginia

By: Craig M. Simpson

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Paperback | 28 February 2001

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Wise (1806-76) was extremely active on the Virginia and national political scene from the early 1830s to the mid-1860s, drawing popular support because of his projection of hopefulness and energy. Regarded as eccentric, Wise is given, in this study, an interpretation that finds consistency in his life-long controversial and impulsive behavior. Simpson stresses Wise's ambivalent attitude toward slaves and slave-holding, authority and authority figures, and Virginia and the United States.

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Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xvii
The Character and Politics of a Young Virginian	p. 3
A Long Farewell to Jackson	p. 16
Defending Shaky Outposts	p. 29
Supporting Tyler and Escaping the Consequences	p. 45
The Good Slaveholder	p. 61
Political Compromise and the Protection of Slavery	p. 78
Political Entitlements	p. 87
Saving Virginia, Preserving the Union	p. 106
A Futile Effort to Revive the Old Dominion	p. 135
Kansas	p. 157
Two Men at Harpers Ferry	p. 203
Failed Hope and the Choice of War	p. 219
Steadfast to the Last	p. 252
Confederate Past, Yankee Future	p. 285
Abbreviations	p. 315
Notes	p. 319
Bibliography	p. 395
Index	p. 435
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