A Good Southerner
, by Simpson, Craig M.Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780807849446 | 0807849448
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 12/1/1985
Wise (1806-1876) 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.