Alexander H. Stephens was a celebrated Whig turned Democrat who served as congressman from 1843 to 1859, and an antisecessionist who became vice-president of the Confederacy. This biography analyzes the interplay between the public and private Stephens and between state and national politics.
Alexander H. Stephens was a celebrated Whig turned Democrat who served as congressman from 1843 to 1859, and an antisecessionist who became vice-presi...
A legendary professor at Louisiana State University, T. Harry Williams not only produced such acclaimed works as "Lincoln and the Radicals, Lincoln and His Generals," and a biography of Huey Long that won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, but he also mentored generations of students who became distinguished historians in their own right. In this collection, ten of those former students, along with one author greatly inspired by Williams s example, offer incisive essays that honor both Williams and his career-long dedication to sound, imaginative scholarship and broad...
A legendary professor at Louisiana State University, T. Harry Williams not only produced such acclaimed works as "Lincoln and the Radicals, Lincoln...
In contrast to Robert E. Lee s Army of Northern Virginia, the armies and events of the Civil War s Trans-Mississippi Theater have received scant historical attention, to the detriment of our understanding not only of individuals and events west of the Mississippi River, but also to the east of it. In "Confederate Generals in the Trans-Mississippi, Volume 2," noted Civil War historians offer fresh scholarship on eight generals who made names for themselves in the region, providing intriguing insight into important wartime issues in the Trans-Mississippi and beyond. Contrary to popular...
In contrast to Robert E. Lee s Army of Northern Virginia, the armies and events of the Civil War s Trans-Mississippi Theater have received scant histo...