Alexander H. Stephens of Georgia: A Biography

1137 Pages·1996·2.74 MB·English

by  Thomas E. Schott

Alexander H. Stephens of Georgia : A
title:
Biography Southern Biography Series
author: Schott, Thomas Edwin.
publisher: Louisiana State University Press
isbn10 | asin: 0807121061
print isbn13: 9780807121061
ebook isbn13: 9780585300115
language: English
Stephens, Alexander Hamilton,--1812-1883,
Confederate States of America--Vice-
Presidents--Biography, Georgia--Governors-
subject -Biography, Legislators--United States--
Biography, United States.--Congress.--
House--Biography, Confederate States of
America--Politics
publication date: 1988
lcc: E467.1.S85S36 1988eb
ddc: 973.7/13
Stephens, Alexander Hamilton,--1812-1883,
Confederate States of America--Vice-
Presidents--Biography, Georgia--Governors-
subject: -Biography, Legislators--United States--
Biography, United States.--Congress.--
House--Biography, Confederate States of
America--Politics
Alexander H. Stephens of Georgia
Page i
SOUTHERN BIOGRAPHY SERIES
WILLIAM J. COOPER, JR., EDITOR
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Alexander H. Stephens of Georgia
A Biography
Thomas E. Schott
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-
PUBLICATION DATA
Schott, Thomas Edwin, 1943
Alexander H. Stephens of Georgia.
Bibliography: p.
Includes index.
1. Stephens, Alexander Hamilton, 18121883.
2. Confederate States of America Vice-Presidents
Biography. 3. GeorgiaGovernorsBiography.
4. LegislatorsUnitedStatesBiography.
5. United States. Congress. HouseBiography.
6. Confederate States of AmericaPolitics and
government. 7. GeorgiaPolitics and government
17751865. I. Title.
E467.1s85s36 1987 973.7'13'0924 [B] 87-12487
ISBN 0-8071-1373-5 (cloth) ISBN 0-8071-2106-1 (pbk.)
Several of the illustrations are reproduced courtesy of Robert G.
Stephens, Jr., member of Congress, 19611977, representing the Tenth
District of Georgia, and great great-nephew of Alexander H. Stephens.
Frontispiece: Alexander H. Stephens as a congressman in 1858, at the
height of his power. Courtesy Special Collections Division, University
of Georgia Libraries.
Louisiana Paperback Edition, 1996
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Page vii
For Susan, Tanya, Stu, and Ben
and for Vic Galier, who still lives
Page ix
Contents
Abbreviations xiii
Preface xv
Acknowledgments xix
I 1
A Child of Despair
II 18
Made to Figure in a Storm
III 36
Political Apprenticeship
IV 48
Riding the Texas "Hobby"
V 64
A Whole Catalog of Evils
VI 80
Young Indian
VII 96
Out of Party and into the Maelstrom
VIII 122
Stumping for the Union
IX 136
New Wine and Old Bottles
X 153