John C. Calhoun: American Portrait

by Margaret L. Coit

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780872497757
Publisher:	University of South Carolina Press
Publication date:	08/31/1991
Series:	Southern Classics
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	632
Sales rank:	548,318
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 9.25(h) x 1.75(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

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.