Sectionalism in Virginia from 1776 to 1861 (Classic Reprint)
Sectionalism in Virginia from 1776 to 1861 (Classic Reprint)

Author: Charles Henry Ambler

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-10-17

Total Pages: 406

ISBN-13: 9780265412176

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Excerpt from Sectionalism in Virginia From 1776 to 1861 The surface of Virginia is divided into two um equally inclined planes and a centrally located valley. The eastern plane is subdivided into the Piedmont and the Tidewater; the western into the Alleghany High lands, the Cumberland Plateau, and the Ohio Valley section. The area between them is commonly spoken Of as the Valley. It is subdivided into numerous smaller sections of which the Chinch, Holston, New, and Shenandoah valleys are the most important. The Tidewater extends from the Atlantic Coast to the fall line on the rivers, i. E., to the line connecting the present cities of Fredericksburg, Richmond, Peters burg, and Weldon. The soil contains gravel, sand, shale, and Clay. The Chesapeake and its broad arms are doorways. To the sea, the Atlantic rivers being navigable for large vessels to Richmond, Fredericks burg, and Alexandria. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Virginia at War, 1861
Virginia at War, 1861

Author: William C. Davis

Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

Published: 2005-11-11

Total Pages: 295

ISBN-13: 0813137624

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The first volume in this comprehensive history of Virginia during the Civil War examines the early phases of secession, struggle and conflict. Several Southern states preceded Virginia in seceding from the Union, but until Virginia joined them in April 1861, the Confederacy lacked cohesion. Richmond was immediately named the capital of the fledgling nation. By the end of spring, Virginia had become the primary political and military theater of the Civil War. The first in a series of five volumes examining Virginia’s years as a Confederate state, Virginia at War, 1861, vividly portrays the process of secession, the early phases of conflict, and the struggles of ordinary Virginians to weather the brutal storms of war. Essays by eight noted Civil War scholars provide a comprehensive view of Virginians' experiences during the first year of the War Between the States. In addition to recounting the military events taking place in Virginia in 1861, this collection examines a civilian population braced for war but divided on crucial questions, an economy pressed to cope with the demands of combat, and a culture that strained to reconcile its proud heritage with its uncertain future. In exacting detail, Virginia at War, 1861 examines the earliest challenges of the Civil War, the changes war wrought, and the ways in which Virginians withstood and adapted to this profound, irrevocable upheaval.

John Marshall
John Marshall

Author: Jean Edward Smith

Publisher: Henry Holt and Company

Published: 2014-03-10

Total Pages: 788

ISBN-13: 1466862319

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A New York Times Notable Book of 1996 It was in tolling the death of Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall in 1835 that the Liberty Bell cracked, never to ring again. An apt symbol of the man who shaped both court and country, whose life "reads like an early history of the United States," as the Wall Street Journal noted, adding: Jean Edward Smith "does an excellent job of recounting the details of Marshall's life without missing the dramatic sweep of the history it encompassed." Working from primary sources, Jean Edward Smith has drawn an elegant portrait of a remarkable man. Lawyer, jurist, scholars; soldier, comrade, friend; and, most especially, lover of fine Madeira, good food, and animated table talk: the Marshall who emerges from these pages is noteworthy for his very human qualities as for his piercing intellect, and, perhaps most extraordinary, for his talents as a leader of men and a molder of consensus. A man of many parts, a true son of the Enlightenment, John Marshall did much for his country, and John Marshall: Definer of a Nation demonstrates this on every page.

The Furniture of John Shearer, 1790-1820
The Furniture of John Shearer, 1790-1820

Author: Elizabeth A. Davison

Publisher: Rowman Altamira

Published: 2011-01-16

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 0759119562

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This book is a full-color catalogue raisonne interprets the distinctive furniture made by John Shearer, one of the most accomplished and intriguing furniture makers during the post-Revolutionary period. Shearer emigrated from Scotland in the late 18th century and retained loyalist sympathies throughout his life, evidenced by the imagery and inscriptions sympathetic to various British causes_such as the suppression of the Irish rebellion in 1798 and the British victory in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805_that he worked into his furniture. Davison provides insight into the furniture's appeal to Anglo-American patrons, not secret loyalists, but men still culturally tied to Great Britain. Shearer's pieces are scattered among various collections, and many of them have been identified only in the last 25 years. This catalog is the only work in which all of Shearer's known pieces of furniture are presented in a single volume.

The Republican Vision of John Tyler
The Republican Vision of John Tyler

Author: Dan Monroe

Publisher: Texas A&M University Press

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 266

ISBN-13: 1603447253

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Historians have generally ranked John Tyler as one of the least successful chief executives, despite achievements such as the WebsterAshburton treaty, which heralded improved relations with Great Britain, and the annexation of Texas. Why did Tyler pursue what appears to have been a politically selfdestructive course with regard to both his first party, the Democrats, and his later political alliance, the Whigs? Monroe has set out to explain the beliefs that led to Tyler=s resigning his Senate seat and exercising politically suicidal presidential vetoes as well as examines the crises Tyler faced during his term in the House: the Panic of 1819, the financially tottering national bank, and the Missouri debate.