Tarter, Brent, 1948-

The Grandees of Government The Origins and Persistence of Undemocratic Politics in Virginia / [Recurso electrónico] : Brent Tarter. - Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2013. - 1 online resource (pages cm) - Book collections on Project MUSE. .

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.

Libro Electrónico

9780813934327 081393432x




African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.--History.--Virginia
Constitutional history--Virginia.
Political culture--History.--Virginia


Virginia--Politics and government--1865-1950.
Virginia--Politics and government--1775-1865.
Virginia--Politics and government--To 1775.


Electronic books.

JK3916 / .T37 2013

320.9755