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The lost President : A.D. Smith and the hidden history of radical democracy in Civil War America
- Title
- The lost President : A.D. Smith and the hidden history of radical democracy in Civil War America / Ruth Dunley.
- Author
- Dunley, Ruth, 1972-
- Publication
- Athens, GA : The University of Georgia Press, [2019]
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Details
- Description
- xi, 189 pages; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "A detective story set against the backdrop of the volatile antebellum era, this socio-cultural biography pieces together methodological inquiry with a jigsaw puzzle composed of secret documents, probate records, court testimony, speeches, correspondence, newspaper coverage and genealogical research in order to tell the story of a man named Smith, of his vision for the United States, and, more generally, of the value of remembering secondary historical characters."--Provided by publishers.
- "Smith followed a journey to restore republican values and justice: first as the man who wanted to be the President of Canada in the late 1830s, next as the judge who touched off a legal firestorm by declaring the Fugitive Slave Act unconstitutional in the 1850s, and finally as the tax commissioner who demanded that former slaves have an opportunity to preempt land in South Carolina during the Civil War."
- Series Statement
- UnCivil wars
- Uniform Title
- Uncivil wars.
- Alternative Title
- A.D. Smith and the hidden history of radical democracy in Civil War America
- Subject
- Smith, A. D. 1811-1865
- Hunters' Lodges (Organization) > Biography
- United States. Internal Revenue Service > Officials and employees > Biography
- Hunters' Lodges (Organization)
- United States. Internal Revenue Service
- Rebellion (Canada : 1837-1838)
- 1800-1899
- Republicanism > United States > History > 19th century
- Presidents > Canada > Biography
- Judges > Wisconsin > Biography
- Employees
- Judges
- Politics and government
- Presidents
- Republicanism
- United States > Politics and government > 19th century
- Canada > History > Rebellion, 1837-1838 > Biography
- Cleveland (Ohio) > Politics and government > 19th century
- Beaufort (S.C.) > Politics and government > 19th century
- Canada
- Ohio > Cleveland
- South Carolina > Beaufort
- United States
- Wisconsin
- Genre/Form
- Biography.
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Introduction. In search of a man named Smith -- New York, Vermont, Ohio: The President of Canada -- Wisconsin: when I think of him I incline to spit -- South Carolina: Your name and memory will be cherished -- Conclusion. Act, one and all -- Epilogue. Lost and found.
- Call Number
- JFE 19-6760
- ISBN
- 9780820354545
- 0820354546
- LCCN
- 2018034315
- OCLC
- 1045720273
- Author
- Dunley, Ruth, 1972- author.
- Title
- The lost President : A.D. Smith and the hidden history of radical democracy in Civil War America / Ruth Dunley.
- Publisher
- Athens, GA : The University of Georgia Press, [2019]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- UnCivil warsUncivil wars.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1800-1899
- Research Call Number
- JFE 19-6760