King, Alvy L.

Louis T. Wigfall: Southern Fire-eater

Baton Rouge, LA: LA State University Press, 1970. 259, frontis illus., footnotes, critical essay on authorities, index, bookplate ins front board, large water stain in rear DJ. Louis T. Wigfall was one of the most important members of a group of extremist leaders known as "fire-eaters" in the antebellum South. He epitomized the southern defense of white supremacy, slavery, and states' rights. Condition: very good, fair to good.

Keywords: Civil War

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