A detective story set against the backdrop of the volatile antebellum era, this socio-cultural biography pieces together methodological inquiry with a jigsaw puzzle composed of secret documents, probate records, court testimony, speeches, correspondence, newspaper coverage and genealogical research in order to tell the story of a man named Smith, of his vision for the United States, and, more generally, of the value of remembering secondary historical characters.
| ISBN: | 9780820354545 |
| Publication date: | 1st March 2019 |
| Author: | Ruth Dunley |
| Publisher: | University of Georgia Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 216 pages |
| Series: | UnCivil Wars |
| Genres: |
Civil wars Jurisprudence and general issues |