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Total Pages : 168 pages
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Download or read book The Ballinger Papers written by and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Anthony Moretta
Publisher : TX A&m-TX St Historical Assoc.
ISBN 13 : 9780876111994
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (119 download)
Download or read book William Pitt Ballinger written by John Anthony Moretta and published by TX A&m-TX St Historical Assoc.. This book was released on 2004-01-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few people have played a more important role in the history of Texas than William Pitt Ballinger. Though not as well known as legendary figures Stephen F. Austin or Sam Houston, Ballinger is one of those individuals whose behind-the-scenes life had a major impact on the events of his time. This thoroughly researched and engagingly written biography brings Ballinger to life as one of the most complete men of his time: lawyer, soldier, public servant, civic leader, author, editorialist, naturalist, education reformer, and bibliophile. In his long and illustrious career as a lawyer, Ballinger was usually the picture of calm and confidence, but on the morning of April 21, 1881, he found it difficult to maintain his composure as he awaited a conference with Jay Gould, the legendary "robber baron" of the Gilded Age, who had written Ballinger just six days earlier "to obtain the best legal advice I can." After four hours of consultation, Gould left Ballinger's office with the legal opinion he sought and a bill for $2,500. Gould was looking for "a lawyer with great ability and nerve," and he later remarked dryly that Ballinger's insightful opinion convinced him of his ability, and that the size of the bill convinced him that Ballinger had the nerve. Jay Gould was just one of the many significant figures who befriended or worked with Ballinger: Daniel Webster, William Seward, Albert Sidney Johnston, Jefferson Davis, Samuel Colgate, and William Tecumseh Sherman, to name but a few. Within Texas, Ballinger's list of friends and acquaintances read like a "Who's Who" of the mid-nineteenth century: Sam Houston, Michel Menard, Samuel May Williams, William Marsh Rice, and Francis Lubbock, among others. His brothers-in-law, Guy Bryan and Supreme Court Justice Samuel Miller, were both instrumental in getting Ballinger nominated to the Texas Supreme Court and to the Supreme Court of the United States. The reserved Ballinger declined both opportunities. Ballinger served Texas in a number of areas, from helping make Galveston the state's premier antebellum city to devoting his service to the Confederacy (although he had been a staunch Unionist). After the war, he helped negotiate Texas' surrender and played a key role in the drafting of the state's 1876 constitution. But Ballinger's life was not just about the law; it was about living life to the fullest. He was an intense, driven man, devoted to his family, his law practice, his nation, and his beloved state. In Ballinger's fascinating life and career we see reflected some of the most important issues of his era, including secession, slavery, corporations, and the law. The social, political, and cultural climate of Texas, the South, and the nation are revealed through the life, eyes, and mind of this remarkable, articulate man whose life spanned much of the nineteenth century. JOHN MORETTA received his Ph.D. in history from Rice University. He is professor of history at Central College, Houston Community College, and teaches at the University of Houston.
Author : Donald J. Pisani
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520230302
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)
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Author : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
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Total Pages : 730 pages
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Author : University of Washington. Libraries. Reference Division
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Total Pages : 20 pages
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Total Pages : 550 pages
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Author : Doris Kearns Goodwin
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1416547878
Total Pages : 912 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (165 download)
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Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1349630489
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (496 download)
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Total Pages : 1112 pages
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Author : Bruce Ballenger
Publisher : Pearson
ISBN 13 : 0321994078
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (219 download)
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Author : Masatoshi Sato
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9027267170
Total Pages : 409 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)
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Author : David Everatt
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 1868147991
Total Pages : 369 pages
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Total Pages : 884 pages
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Author : James Marten
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813183952
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)
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Author : Martin Duberman
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1497635365
Total Pages : 581 pages
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Download or read book Paul Robeson written by Martin Duberman and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-08-12 with total page 581 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The remarkable life of Paul Robeson, quintessential Harlem Renaissance man: scholar, all-American, actor, activist, and firebrand Born the son of an ex-slave in New Jersey in 1898, Paul Robeson, endowed with multiple gifts, seemed destined for fame. In his youth, he was as tenacious in the classroom as he was on the football field. After graduating from Rutgers with high honors, he went on to earn a law degree at Columbia. Soon after, he began a stage and film career that made him one of the country’s most celebrated figures. But it was not to last. Robeson became increasingly vocal about defending black civil rights and criticizing Western imperialism, and his radical views ran counter to the country’s evermore conservative posture. During the McCarthy period, Robeson’s passport was lifted, he was denounced as a traitor, and his career was destroyed. Yet he refused to bow. His powerful and tragic story is emblematic of the major themes of twentieth-century history. Martin Duberman’s exhaustive biography is the result of years of research and interviews, and paints a portrait worthy of its incredible subject and his improbable story. Duberman uses primary documents to take us deep into Robeson’s life, giving Robeson the due that he so richly deserves.
Author : Bruce Murray
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 1776148088
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (761 download)
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