Zeb Vance North Carolina's Civil War Governor and Gilded Age Political Leader |
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| Author:
| McKinney, Gordon B. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4696-0731-3 |
| Publication Date: | May 2013 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $55.00 |
Book Description:
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In this comprehensive biography of the man who led North Carolina through the Civil War and served as the state's leading spokesman, Gordon McKinney presents Zebulon Baird Vance as a far more complex figure than has been previously recognized. McKinney provides significant new information about Vance's third governorship, his senatorial career, and his role in the origins of the modern Democratic Party.
In this comprehensive biography of the man who led North Carolina through the Civil War and served as the state's leading spokesman, Gordon McKinney presents Zebulon Baird Vance as a far more complex figure than has been previously recognized. McKinney provides significant new information about Vance's third governorship, his senatorial career, and his role in the origins of the modern Democratic Party.