General Benjamin Smith: A Biography of the North Carolina Governor

ISBN-13: 9780786461561 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 255 str.

Alan D. Watson

Opis

Benjamin Smith came from a distinguished South Carolina family and acquired wealth in the Cape Fear region as a member of the planter class. Smith was active in public life, in county government and as a legislator in state politics. He promoted public schools, the University of North Carolina, domestic manufacturing, banking, penal reform, and internal improvements -- Provided by publisher.