Description
Winner of the 1951 Pulitzer Prize, Biography
John C. Calhoun remains a striking and central figure in American history. From 1811 to 1850 he served as representative from South Carolina, secretary of war, vice president, secretary of state, and senator. During the same period he was twice a contender for the presidency of the United States. From the beginning to the end of his career, Calhoun arrested public attention and influenced public opinion, having major influence on every issue of the period. A champion of state rights, he is an important figure in the drama of expansion and conflict that is at the heart of American history in the nineteenth-century.
Author: Margaret L. Coit
Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
Published: 08/31/1991
Pages: 632
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.84lbs
Size: 8.99h x 5.95w x 1.54d
ISBN13: 9780872497757
ISBN10: 0872497755
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | 19th Century
- Biography & Autobiography | Historical
About the Author
A New England native, Margaret L. Coit was raised and educated in North Carolina. She received her B.A. and D.Litt. from the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina (now the University of North Carolina at Greensboro). She served for some years as professor of English and social studies at Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey. Now retired, she holds the position of Emerita Professor. She was awarded the 1951 Pulitzer Prize for Biography for her work in John C. Calhoun: American Portrait.