Normal view MARC view ISBD view

Tarter, Brent, 1948-

The grandees of government the origins and persistence of undemocratic politics in Virginia / [electronic resource] : Brent Tarter. - Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2013. - 1 online resource (pages cm)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

For the glory of God and the good of the plantation -- True religion and a civil course of life -- The grievances of the people -- The grandees of government -- All men are not created equal -- On domestic slavery -- Constitutions construed -- House divided -- Causes lost -- An Anglo-Saxon electorate -- The Byrdocracy -- I was born black -- The spirit of Virginia -- Public good and private interest -- Virginia abstractions.

ISBN: 9780813934327 081393432x

Subjects--Topical Terms:
African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.--History.--Virginia
Constitutional history--Virginia.
Political culture--History.--Virginia

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Virginia--Politics and government--1865-1950.
Virginia--Politics and government--1775-1865.
Virginia--Politics and government--To 1775.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: JK3916 / .T37 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 320.9755