the political life of Henry S. Foote, Southern Unionist /
Ben Wynne.
Baton Rouge :
Louisiana State University Press,
[2018]
x, 323 pages :
illustrations ;
24 cm.
Southern biography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-308) and index.
Introduction -- The rise of lawyer Foote -- The emerging politician -- Temporary Texan -- Senator Foote -- Compromise -- Governor Foote -- California -- The Confederate -- The final years.
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"Antebellum politician Henry Stuart Foote (1804-1880) was among the most vocal, well-travelled, and controversial statesmen of the nineteenth century. Although largely forgotten today, as historian Ben Wynne reveals in his comprehensive biography, Foote was a key player in a remarkable array of the era's most important events"--
Foote, Henry S., (Henry Stuart),1804-1880.
Foote, Henry S., (Henry Stuart),1804-1880.
Foote, Henry S., 1804-1880
Legislators-- United States, Biography.
Statesmen-- United States-- 19th century, Biography.
Unionists (United States Civil War)-- Mississippi, Biography.
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HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)