William Lowndes Yancey and the Coming of the Civil War

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William Lowndes Yancey and the Coming of the Civil War, by Eric H. Walther. In the first comprehensive biography of William Lowndes Yancey, one of the leading secessionists of the Old South, Walther examines the personality and political life of the uncompromising fire-eater. More than a portrait of an influential political figure before and during the Civil War, this study also presents a nuanced look at the roots of Southern honor, violence, and understandings of manhood as they developed in the nineteenth century. Recipient of the 2006 Jefferson Davis Award. (477 pages, 9.5" x 6.5", Hardcover) - Item #3386