Thomas Lanier Clingman

Author : Thomas E. Jeffrey
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0820320234

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Thomas Lanier Clingman by Thomas E. Jeffrey Pdf

Thomas Lanier Clingman: Fire Eater from the Carolina Mountains is the first book-length biography of one of the most important, colorful, and controversial figures in nineteenth-century American life. A man of enormous intellect and intense ambition whose ultimate goal was nothing less than the presidency, Clingman was a lawyer, entrepreneur, Civil War general, inventor, amateur scientist, explorer, and, as a U.S. congressman and senator, one of the foremost champions of southern rights. Thomas E. Jeffrey's explanation of how a leading advocate of this cause could thrive within an environment where slavery was only a marginal institution provides fresh insights into the political culture of southern Appalachia, the character of the southern rights movement, and the coming of the Civil War.

Author : Lewis Brumfield
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Yadkin County (N.C.)
ISBN : WISC:89066028523

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Thomas Lanier Clingman and the Shallow Ford Families by Lewis Brumfield Pdf

Alexander Clingman lived in Rowan County, North Carolina and married Elizabeth Kayser. He died in 1803. Descendants lived in North Carolina, South Carolina, Arkansas, Alabama, and elsewhere.

Author : Thomas Lanier Clingman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 650 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1877
Category : United States
ISBN : OXFORD:N10567756

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Selections from the Speeches and Writings of Hon. Thomas L. Clingman, of North Carolina by Thomas Lanier Clingman Pdf

Author : Frances Harding Casstevens
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 078641300X

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Clingman's Brigade in the Confederacy, 1862-1865 by Frances Harding Casstevens Pdf

On November 11, 1862, Brigadier General Thomas Lanier Clingman, despite a lack of formal military training, was named commander of four regiments sent to North Carolina to prevent Federal troops from making further inroads into the state. Clingman has been called one of North Carolina's most colorful and controversial statesmen, but his military career received little attention from his contemporaries and has been practically ignored by later historians. This work determines the effect Clingman's Brigade had on various battles and in various defensive positions. It also corrects falsehoods by providing a more accurate portrayal of Clingman, the brigade, and the problems it faced. Chapters are devoted to Clingman in his civilian life and his military life, battles fought by the brigade, and the four regiments. Appendices include Clingman's two order books (detailing general and specific orders), a roster of his officers, and miscellaneous letters.

Author : Timothy Silver
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2003-12-04
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780807863145

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Mount Mitchell and the Black Mountains by Timothy Silver Pdf

Each year, thousands of tourists visit Mount Mitchell, the most prominent feature of North Carolina's Black Mountain range and the highest peak in the eastern United States. From Native Americans and early explorers to land speculators and conservationists, people have long been drawn to this rugged region. Timothy Silver explores the long and complicated history of the Black Mountains, drawing on both the historical record and his experience as a backpacker and fly fisherman. He chronicles the geological and environmental forces that created this intriguing landscape, then traces its history of environmental change and human intervention from the days of Indian-European contact to today. Among the many tales Silver recounts is that of Elisha Mitchell, the renowned geologist and University of North Carolina professor for whom Mount Mitchell is named, who fell to his death there in 1857. But nature's stories--of forest fires, chestnut blight, competition among plants and animals, insect invasions, and, most recently, airborne toxins and acid rain--are also part of Silver's narrative, making it the first history of the Appalachians in which the natural world gets equal time with human history. It is only by understanding the dynamic between these two forces, Silver says, that we can begin to protect the Black Mountains for future generations.

Author : John C. Inscoe
Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN : 0870499335

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Mountain Masters by John C. Inscoe Pdf

Antebellum Southern Appalachia has long been seen as a classless and essentially slaveless region - one so alienated and isolated from other parts of the South that, with the onset of the Civil War, highlanders opposed both secession and Confederate war efforts. In a multifaceted challenge to these basic assumptions about Appalachian society in the mid-nineteenth century, John Inscoe reveals new variations on the diverse motives and rationales that drove Southerners, particularly in the Upper South, out of the Union. Mountain Masters vividly portrays the wealth, family connections, commercial activities, and governmental power of the slaveholding elite that controlled the social, economic, and political development of western North Carolina. In examining the role played by slavery in shaping the political consciousness of mountain residents, the book also provides fresh insights into the nature of southern class interaction, community structure, and master-slave relationships.

Author : Thomas Lanier Clingman
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1019982136

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The Tobacco Remedy by Thomas Lanier Clingman Pdf

First published in 1850, The Tobacco Remedy is a fascinating look at the early days of medicine in America. Written by Thomas Lanier Clingman, a prominent physician and plant scientist, the book explores the therapeutic properties of tobacco and its potential use in curing various ailments. With its mix of scientific analysis and practical advice, The Tobacco Remedy is a unique glimpse into the history of medicine. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Thomas Lanier Clingman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1858
Category : Clayton-Bulwer Treaty
ISBN : HARVARD:32044057314536

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Speech of Hon. Thomas L. Clingman, of North Carolina, Against the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty and in Favor of American Ascendency in the Gulf of Mexico and Central America by Thomas Lanier Clingman Pdf

Author : Aldo S. Perry
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2012-08-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9780786488575

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Civil War Courts-Martial of North Carolina Troops by Aldo S. Perry Pdf

During the Civil War, Confederate military courts sentenced to death more soldiers from North Carolina than from any other state. This study offers the first exploration of the service records of 450 of these wayward Confederates, most often deserters. Arranged by army, corps, division and brigade, it chronicles their military trials and frequent executions and offers explanations of how the lucky and the clever were able to avoid their fate. Focus on court activity by company allows for comparisons that emphasize the wide disparity in discipline within a regiment and brigade. By stressing the effectiveness of these deadly decisions as deterrents to others, this work maintains that an earlier and wider reliance on execution would have strengthened the Confederacy sufficiently to force a negotiated end to the war, thus saving many Confederate and Federal lives.

Author : Thomas Lanier Clingman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1860
Category : Slavery
ISBN : STANFORD:36105044096993

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Speech of Hon. Thomas L. Clingman, of North Carolina, on the Subject of Congressional Legislation as to the Rights of Property in the Territories by Thomas Lanier Clingman Pdf

Author : Thomas Lanier 1812-1897 Clingman
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 642 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-27
Category : History
ISBN : 1371227578

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SELECTIONS FROM THE SPEECHES & by Thomas Lanier 1812-1897 Clingman Pdf

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Author : Spencer C. Tucker
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 3030 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781851096824

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American Civil War [6 volumes] by Spencer C. Tucker Pdf

This expansive, multivolume reference work provides a broad, multidisciplinary examination of the Civil War period ranging from pre-Civil War developments and catalysts such as the Mexican-American War to the rebuilding of the war-torn nation during Reconstruction. The Civil War was undoubtedly the most important and seminal event in 19th-century American history. Students who understand the Civil War have a better grasp of the central dilemmas in the American historical narrative: states rights versus federalism, freedom versus slavery, the role of the military establishment, the extent of presidential powers, and individual rights versus collective rights. Many of these dilemmas continue to shape modern society and politics. This comprehensive work facilitates both detailed reading and quick referencing for readers from the high school level to senior scholars in the field. The exhaustive coverage of this encyclopedia includes all significant battles and skirmishes; important figures, both civilian and military; weapons; government relations with Native Americans; and a plethora of social, political, cultural, military, and economic developments. The entries also address the many events that led to the conflict, the international diplomacy of the war, the rise of the Republican Party and the growing crisis and stalemate in American politics, slavery and its impact on the nation as a whole, the secession crisis, the emergence of the "total war" concept, and the complex challenges of the aftermath of the conflict.

Author : Brinsley Matthews
Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2010-12-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781572337374

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Well-Nigh Reconstructed by Brinsley Matthews Pdf

In 1882, William Simpson Pearson, writing under the pseudonym Brinsley Matthews, published Well-Nigh Reconstructed, a thinly disguised autobiographical novel excoriating the enormous societal changes that had beset the former Confederacy during Reconstruction. Pearson’s work was especially notable in that the author was a onetime Radical Republican and supporter of Ulysses S. Grant’s bid for the presidency. A product of Pearson’s perception that northern Reconstruction policies had devastated his native North Carolina, the book set in motion a genre of politically motivated novels that would culminate near the turn of the twentieth century with Thomas Nelson Page’s Red Rock and later Thomas Dixon Jr.’s infamous The Clansman. Though set in Virginia and Alabama, it is clear that Well-Nigh Reconstructed drew heavily on Pearson’s own experiences and that it was conceived as a direct response to A Fool’s Errand, a pro-Reconstruction novel by fellow North Carolinian Albion Tourgée. Echoing Pearson’s own disillusionment with the Radical Republicans, the novel’s protagonist, Archie Moran, comes to see Radical Reconstruction as an attempt to turn the South into a carbon copy of the North, and through a series of encounters involving corrupt carpetbaggers, greedy politicians, and the Klan trials of the late 1870s, Moran grows weary of politics altogether and resigns his Republican Party affiliation. For Pearson and his doppelganger, Moran, Reconstruction became a vast breeding ground for corruption. Featuring an extensive introduction by historian Paul D. Yandle, who sets the political and regional scene of Reconstruction North Carolina, this reissue of Well-Nigh Reconstructed will shed new light on the ways in which sectionalism, regionalism, and the embrace of white supremacy tended to undermine the recently reconstituted Union among Appalachian residents.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Legislators
ISBN : UOM:39015061597236

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Senators of the United States by Anonim Pdf

Author : Diane B. Boyle
Publisher : Government Printing Office
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Senators of the United States by Diane B. Boyle Pdf

S. Doc. 103-34. Compiled by Jo Anne McCormick Quatannens, Diane B. Boyle, editorial assistant, prepared under the direction of Kelly D. Johnston, Secretary of the Senate. Lists scholarly works that profile the lives and legislative service of senators and their autobiographies and other published works.