John Pendleton Kennedy: Early American Novelist, Whig Statesman, and Ardent Nationalist Contributor(s): Black, Andrew R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807162949 ISBN-13: 9780807162941 Publisher: LSU Press OUR PRICE: $45.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Biography & Autobiography | Political - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2015036498 |
Series: Southern Biography |
Physical Information: 1.19" H x 6.23" W x 9.33" (1.37 lbs) |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Geographic Orientation - Maryland |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: John Pendleton Kennedy (1795--1870) achieved a multidimensional career as a successful novelist, historian, and politician. He published widely and represented his district in the Maryland legislature before being elected to Congress several times and serving as secretary of the navy during the Fillmore administration. He devoted much of his life to the American Whig party and campaigned zealously for Henry Clay during his multiple runs for president. His friends in literary circles included Charles Dickens, Washington Irving and Edgar Allan Poe. |