The Cradle of the Confederacy; Or, the Times of Troup, Quitman, and Yancey. a Sketch of Southwestern Political History From the Formation of the Federal Government to A.D. 1861 by Joseph Hodgson (Creator) - 2012-08-01

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Orig. pub. Mobile, AL 1876. Reprinted 1975. Print on Demand Edition 2018. xv, 528 pp. This is an important book for the study of the organization of political parties in the South, consisting in great measure of original material. Alabama was the cradle of the Confederacy and William Lowndes Yancey was the moving spirit of secession. The book concentrates on political factions in Alabama in the 1850s and includes many of Yancey's speeches. Other Gulf states enter the picture with the intrusion of the federal government. Early Indian problems are covered as are South Carolina's Nullification efforts. Particularly intriguing is the dialogue within the Cotton Belt regarding the Border States. The author is concerned with examining the reasons for the secession of the southwestern states with an aim of obliterating sectional misunderstanding. He considers factors leading to secession in the context of Alabama history and the events of national history leading up to the election of Lincoln and the… Read More

Mobile: Register Publishing Office, 1876. First printing. Hardcover. Good. First edition, 1876. Bound in pebbled green cloth with gilt title on spine, 528 pp., clean unmarked text, Good ex-library copy with typical treatments (bookplate, stamps, pocket, label on the spine, etc.), book-tape to the inner hinges, age-toning or discoloration to some of the pages, light creasing or wear to the edges of some pages, a bit of rubbing or wear to the tips of the covers, no dust jacket or slipcase. Uncommon book.

Paperback / softback. New.

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