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Alexander H. Stephens of Georgia : A Biography Southern Biography Series
author
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Schott, Thomas Edwin.
publisher
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Louisiana State University Press
isbn10 | asin
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0807121061
print isbn13
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9780807121061
ebook isbn13
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9780585300115
language
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English
subject
Stephens, Alexander Hamilton,--1812-1883, Confederate States of America--Vice-Presidents--Biography, Georgia--Governors--Biography, Legislators--United States--Biography, United States.--Congress.--House--Biography, Confederate States of America--Politics
publication date
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1988
lcc
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E467.1.S85S36 1988eb
ddc
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973.7/13
subject
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Stephens, Alexander Hamilton,--1812-1883, Confederate States of America--Vice-Presidents--Biography, Georgia--Governors--Biography, Legislators--United States--Biography, United States.--Congress.--House--Biography, Confederate States of America--Politics
Alexander H. Stephens of Georgia
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SOUTHERN BIOGRAPHY SERIES WILLIAM J. COOPER, JR., EDITOR
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Alexander H. Stephens of Georgia
A Biography
Thomas E. Schott
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Disclaimer: Some images in the original version of this book are not available for inclusion in the netLibrary eBook.
Copyright 1988 by Louisiana State University Press
All rights reserved
Manufactured in the United States of America
Designer: Diane B. Didier
Typeface: Linotron Sabon
Typesetter: G & S Typesetters, Inc.
Printer: Thomson-Shore, Inc.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA Schott, Thomas Edwin, 1943 Alexander H. Stephens of Georgia. Bibliography: p. Includes index. 1. Stephens, Alexander Hamilton, 18121883. 2. Confederate States of America Vice-Presidents Biography. 3. GeorgiaGovernorsBiography. 4. LegislatorsUnitedStatesBiography. 5. United States. Congress. HouseBiography. 6. Confederate States of AmericaPolitics and government. 7. GeorgiaPolitics and government 17751865. I. Title. E467.1s85s36 1987 973.7'13'0924 [B] 87-12487 ISBN 0-8071-1373-5 (cloth) ISBN 0-8071-2106-1 (pbk.)
Several of the illustrations are reproduced courtesy of Robert G. Stephens, Jr., member of Congress, 19611977, representing the Tenth District of Georgia, and great great-nephew of Alexander H. Stephens.
Frontispiece: Alexander H. Stephens as a congressman in 1858, at the height of his power. Courtesy Special Collections Division, University of Georgia Libraries.
Louisiana Paperback Edition, 1996
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The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources.
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For Susan, Tanya, Stu, and Ben and for Vic Galier, who still lives
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Contents
Abbreviations
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Preface
xv
Acknowledgments
xix
I A Child of Despair
1
II Made to Figure in a Storm
18
III Political Apprenticeship
36
IV Riding the Texas "Hobby"
48
V A Whole Catalog of Evils
64
VI Young Indian
80
VII Out of Party and into the Maelstrom
96
VIII Stumping for the Union
122
IX New Wine and Old Bottles
136
X The Greatest Glory of My Life
153
XI With his Principles on his Forehead
175
XII The Devil to Pay in Kansas
192
XIII Little Balm and Much Outrage: Dred Scott, Buchanan, and Walker
222
XIV The Fraud was Glaring: Lecompton and its Aftermath
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