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Pen of Fire: John Moncure Daniel
Peter Bridges
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Description for Pen of Fire: John Moncure Daniel
Hardcover. During his short and stormy life, John Moncure Daniel served as US diplomat, journalist, Confederate officer and conscience of the Confederacy. This biography includes a series of private letters between Daniel and his great uncle Peter Vivian Daniel, US Secretary of War John Floyd, and others. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 photographs, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
During his short and stormy life, John Moncure Daniel served as U.S. diplomat, journalist, Confederate officer, and conscience of the Confederacy. Strongly pro-slavery, fiercely loyal to the Confederacy, and an outspoken opponent of Jefferson Davis, Daniel made many enemies and fought as many as nine duels. Douglas Southall Freeman called him a strange blend of genius and misanthropy. John Daniel became a leading Richmond editor and a force in the Democratic party by his early twenties. President Franklin Pierce rewarded Daniel for his support in the 1852 campaign by making him American envoy to the kingdom of Sardinia at Turin. ... Read more
During his short and stormy life, John Moncure Daniel served as U.S. diplomat, journalist, Confederate officer, and conscience of the Confederacy. Strongly pro-slavery, fiercely loyal to the Confederacy, and an outspoken opponent of Jefferson Davis, Daniel made many enemies and fought as many as nine duels. Douglas Southall Freeman called him a strange blend of genius and misanthropy. John Daniel became a leading Richmond editor and a force in the Democratic party by his early twenties. President Franklin Pierce rewarded Daniel for his support in the 1852 campaign by making him American envoy to the kingdom of Sardinia at Turin. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Kent State University Press
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Kent, OH, United States
ISBN
9780873387361
SKU
V9780873387361
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About Peter Bridges
Peter Bridges holds degrees from Dartmouth College and Columbia University. He is the author of Safirka: An American Envoy (The Kent State University Press, 2000) and has published more than three dozen articles, reviews, and stories in a variety of publications, including the Los Angeles Times, Michigan Quarterly Review, Notes & Records of the Royal Society of London, and The ... Read more
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