Dr. J. G. M. Ramsey [[electronic resource] ] : autobiography and letters / / edited by William B. Hesseltine with an introduction by Robert Tracy McKenzie
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| Autore: |
Ramsey J. G. M (James Gettys McGready), <1797-1884.>
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| Titolo: |
Dr. J. G. M. Ramsey [[electronic resource] ] : autobiography and letters / / edited by William B. Hesseltine with an introduction by Robert Tracy McKenzie
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| Pubblicazione: | Newfound Press, 2002 |
| Tennessee : , : Newfound Press, , 2002 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (367 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina: | 973.7/82 |
| B | |
| Soggetto topico: | Autobiographies |
| Soggetto geografico: | Tennessee, East History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives |
| United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives, Confederate | |
| Knoxville Region (Tenn.) Biography | |
| Soggetto non controllato: | Physicians--East Tennessee--Biography |
| East Tennessee History--Civil War | |
| 1797-1884 | |
| 1797-1884--Correspondence | |
| Historians--East Tennessee--Biography | |
| Businessmen--East Tennessee--Biography | |
| Knoxville Tenn. Region--Biography | |
| James Gettys McGready Ramsey | |
| 1861-1865--Personal narratives | |
| Landowners--East Tennessee--Biography | |
| Confederate | |
| J. G. M. Ramsey | |
| Dept of the Treasury--Officials and employees--Biography | |
| Confederate States of America | |
| Persona (resp. second.): | HesseltineWilliam B. |
| McKenzieRobert Tracy | |
| Note generali: | Includes index. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Written in the 1870s and originally published by the Tennessee Historical Commission in 1954, Ramsey's autobiography focuses mainly on the home front during the war years. Although Ramsey left Knoxville before Union troops arrived, his wife and daughters remained there for some time, reporting to him on life under the occupation. After the war, Ramsey remained largely unreconstructed politically. Still devoted to his state, he continued his work with the East Tennessee Historical Society, which he had founded in 1834, and served as president of the Tennessee Historical Society from 1874 until his death in 1884.The book includes selected letters from both before and after the Civil War. These shed light on several aspects of Tennessee history, including the coming of the railroad (a project in which Ramsey was instrumental), as well as on Ramsey's personal conviction that slavery was a beneficial institution that lay at the heart of the secession crisis. |
| Altri titoli varianti: | Dr. J. G. M. Ramsey |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Dr. J. G. M. Ramsey |
| ISBN: | 9781572331730 (paperback) |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910131283603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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