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UNINA9910961386103321 |
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Wiggins Sarah Woolfolk <1934-> |
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Titolo |
The scalawag In Alabama politics, 1865–1881 / / Sarah Woolfolk Wiggins |
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University, Ala. : , : University of Alabama Press, , 1977 |
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©1977 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (220 pages, 3 unnumbered leaves of plates) : illustrations |
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Soggetti |
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African Americans - Alabama |
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) - Alabama |
Alabama Politics and government 1865-1950 |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliography (p. [191]-202) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Unionists Have Their Day -- 2. Revolutionary Times -- 3. Crossing the Rubicon -- 4. The Horns of a Dilemma -- 5. Economic and Political Labyrinth -- 6. Total Shipwreck -- 7. At Sea Without a Rudder -- 8. Conclusion -- Appendix: Republican Nominations and Appointments, Alabama, 1868-l881 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Who was this scalawag?Simply a native, white, Alabama Republican!Scorned by his fellow white Southerners, he suffered, in his desire for socioeconomic reform and political power, more than mere verbal abuse and social ostracism; he lived constantly under the threat of physical violence. |
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