Rhett
the turbulent life and times of a fire-eater
by Davis, William C. and William C. Davis
"William C. Davis's biography of Robert Barnwell Rhett provides a definitive picture of South Carolina's most prominent secessionist and arguably the best known in the nation during the two decades leading up to the Civil War. Dubbed the "Father of Secession," Rhett attached himself to South Carolina statesman John C. Calhoun, but grew more zealous than his mentor on the secession issue.
Rhett first raised the possibility of secession in 1826, well before Calhoun adopted the notion, and would ever after hold fast to his one great idea. In this examination of Rhett's personal and political endeavors, Davis draws upon many newly found sources to reveal the extremism that would make and mar Rhett's adult life."--BOOK JACKET.
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Biography, Politics and government, Legislators, United States. Congress. Senate, United States, Secession, Statesmen, American history: c 1800 to c 1900, Biography: general, United States - State & Local - General, c 1700 to c 1800, c 1800 to c 1900, Historical - U.S., U.S. Federal Legislative Bodies, U.S. History - Antebellum Period (1840-1860), Biography & Autobiography, Biography / Autobiography, Biography/Autobiography, South Carolina, United States - Civil War, Rhett, Robert Barnwell, Historical - General, Political, 1800-1876, Rhett, Robert Barnwell,, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, biography, Rhett, robert barnwell, 1800-1876Times
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2001, University of South Carolina Press
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Rhett: The Turbulent Life and Times of a Fire-Eater
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [671]-689) and index.
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