Author : Louis Pendleton
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781333774806
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (748 download)
Book Synopsis Alexander H. Stephens (Classic Reprint) by : Louis Pendleton
Download or read book Alexander H. Stephens (Classic Reprint) written by Louis Pendleton and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-28 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Alexander H. Stephens A life of Alexander E. Stephens suited to the needs of the modern reader is desirable not only because of the peculiar personality of one of the ablest of the Southern statesmen of the old regime, and because of his association with great events as vice-president of the Southern Confederacy, but because he was one of the most consistent figures in the long struggle between the champions of State sovereignty and the supporters of Federal supremacy. Though a fellow Georgian, I have found Stephens chie y interesting as a battling representative of State sovereignty in its con ict with nationalism, and as one of the ablest of those who de fied destiny in the age-long, evolutionary process - to which the terms right and wrong are too indi vidual and personal to apply - finally producing a na tion out of a mere confederation. The extent of the author's study of this general subj ect may be seen from the bibliography at the end of the volume, practically all available sources having been drawn on in order to illustrate the early weakness of the Federal govern ment, the division of sovereignty under our dual sys tem, the con ict between the partisans of State and nation, and the nullification and disunion sentiment so often and so violently manifested in all sections of the country during the first seventy years after the adoption of the Constitution. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."