Confederate Governors - Hardcover

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ISBN 10: 082030719X ISBN 13: 9780820307190

Publisher: Univ of Georgia Pr, 1985

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Wilfred Buck Yearns (1918-2006) was a professor emeritus of history at Wake Forest University. His books include "The Confederate Congress" (Georgia), "North Carolina Civil War Documentary," and "From Richmond to Texas."

Review:

"This is an important book. . . . [It] contributes to our understanding of the Civil War era by bringing together into one place concise discussions of the kinds of problems that faced nearly every southern state during the Civil War and the responses of the state government to these problems."--"Journal of Southern History"

"The essays are well written, thoroughly documented, and even-handed in interpretation, taking into account both the failures and the successes of the Confederacy's state-level leadership. The book consequently should be of value not only to students of the Civil War but also to those interested in the broader contours of southern political development."--"Virginia Magazine of History and Biography"

"A delightful attempt to compress the various personalities of the governors, and the problems they faced, into a few short pages. . . . There is much information in the book and excellent bibliographies. . . . Yearns and the contributors have done a commendable job."--"Louisiana History"

"The Confederate Governors is more than a collection of short biographies. It offers an excellent state-by-state political history of the Confederacy through an examination of a group of men who played an important part in its everyday government."--"Journal of American Studies"

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