Title: Francis W. Pickens and the politics of destruction
First published: 1986
Description: In antebellum South Carolina, politics was a passion interlaced with calculation and intrigue. John Edmunds offers a complete examination of Francis Pickens and uses him as a vehicle to reveal the labyrinths of antebellum South Carolina political life. This novel exploration of what was perhaps the most archaic political, social, and economic system in the nation provides another dimension to the study of South Carolina history. - Jacket flap.
Subjects: Governors, Politics and government, Biography, South carolina, biography, South carolina, politics and government
Places: South Carolina
People: F. W. Pickens (1805-1869)
Time periods: 1775-1865
LC classification: F273.P57 E36 1986