| Letters of Warren Akin: Confederate Congressman Contributor(s): Akin, Warren (Author), Wiley, Bell Irvin (Editor) |
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ISBN: 082033555X ISBN-13: 9780820335551 Publisher: University of Georgia Press OUR PRICE: $25.60 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) |
| Dewey: 973.782 |
| LCCN: 2012372194 |
| Physical Information: 0.37" H x 6" W x 9" (0.54 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War - Cultural Region - South |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Warren Akin (1811-1877) was a prominent attorney from Cartersville, Georgia, who served as the state's representative in the lower house of the Second Confederate Congress. This collection was originally published in 1959. The majority of these fifty letters were written while Akin was a member of the Confederate Congress. The letters cover legislative procedures; personnel of the Congress; political and civilian life in Richmond; and reactions of the Akin family to the crisis of war, invasion, loss of home, separation, and personal tragedies. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wiley, Bell Irvin: - BELL IRVIN WILEY (1906-1980) taught history at several southern colleges before becoming professor emeritus at Emory University in 1949. He is the editor or author of more than twenty books, including The Life of Johnny Reb, Confederate Women, and The Common Soldier of the Civil War.Akin, Warren: - WARREN AKIN (1811-1877) was a prominent attorney from Cartersville, Georgia, who served as the state's representative in the lower house of the Second Confederate Congress. |
