Format:
1 Online-Ressource (185 pages)
ISBN:
9780813150383
Series Statement:
Kentucky bicentennial bookshelf
Content:
In his brief life John C. Breckinridge embraced the roles of lawyer, politician, statesman, soldier, exile, and businessman. An imposing and tactful man, he was exceptional for evoking both loyal devotion from his followers and generous respect from his opponents during a strife-torn era.Breckinridge's meteoric rise to national prominence began with election to the Kentucky legislature in 1849 and to the United States Congress in 1851. His eloquence earned him the Democratic Party's nomination for the vice presidency in 1856, and he became the youngest man ever to hold that office. Nearing the
Note:
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Years of Preparation; 2 Rising Party Leader; 3 The Youngest Vice President; 4 The Crisis of Disunion; 5 ""Much Loved Commander""; 6 Anticlimax: The Postwar Decade; Appendix A: Breckinridge Family Genealogy; Appendix B: Breckinridge's Attitude toward Slavery; Notes; Bibliographical Essay
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780813193274
Additional Edition:
Print version Proud Kentuckian : John C. Breckinridge, 1821-1875
Language:
English
Keywords:
Breckinridge, John Cabell 1821-1875
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