Mooney, Chase C. 1913-1973.

William H. Crawford, 1772-1834 /Chase C. Mooney. - [Lexington] : University Press of Kentucky, (c)1974. - 1 online resource (377 pages)

Includes bibliographies and index.

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 The Early Georgia Years; 2 In the Senate: Defender of the Bank; 3 In the Senate: Embargo or War; 4 Minister to France; 5 Secretary of War; 6 The Treasury: Organization and Administration; 7 The Second Bank and the Currency; 8 The Treasury Secretary and the Budget; 9 Presidential Adviser; 10 One-Party Presidential Politics; 11 The Last Congressional Nominating Caucus; 12 The Election of 1824; 13 The Last Georgia Years; Note on Sources; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y.

Senator from Georgia, minister to France, cabinet officer, and unsuccessful presidential candidate, William Harris Crawford was one of the major figures of the early republic. Because most of his papers were destroyed by fire during the Civil War period, however, estimates of Crawford's abilities and accomplishments have usually been based on the papers of his political adversaries --



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Slavery--Law and legislation--Georgia.
United States. Congress--Private bills.


Electronic Books.

E340 / .W555 1974