William Lowndes Yancey and the Coming of the Civil War

by Eric H. Walther

Book Overview

IWilliam Lowndes Yancey (1814-63) was one of the leading secessionists of the Old South. In this first comprehensive biography, Eric H. Walther examines the personality and political life of the uncompromising fire-eater.

Born in Georgia but raised in the North by a fiercely abolitionist stepfather and an emotionally unstable mother, Yancey grew up believing that abolitionists were cruel, meddling, and hypocritical. His personal journey led...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807830275
• ISBN13: 9780807830277
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.3"