The Francis Preston Blair Family in Politics
Title | The Francis Preston Blair Family in Politics PDF eBook |
Author | William Ernest Smith |
Publisher | |
Pages | 620 |
Release | 1933 |
Genre | United States |
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"Francis Preston Blair and his two sons, Francis Preston and Montgomery, are representatives of a longer period of influence in American politics than any other family except the Adams family." Francis Preston Blair (1791-1876) supported Andrew Jackson. His sons ". . . joined the Free Soil party in 1848 and later were leaders in founding the Republican party. Montgomery Blair, as Postmaster General under Lincoln, modernized the postal system, and Frank Blair was distinguished as a General in the Union Army.".
The Francis Preston Blair Family in Politics
Title | The Francis Preston Blair Family in Politics PDF eBook |
Author | William Ernest Smith |
Publisher | |
Pages | 516 |
Release | 1933 |
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The Francis Preston Blair Family in Politics, V1-2
Title | The Francis Preston Blair Family in Politics, V1-2 PDF eBook |
Author | William Ernest Smith |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1080 |
Release | 2012-07-01 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781258437510 |
The Francis Preston Blair Family in Politics. Volume II.
Title | The Francis Preston Blair Family in Politics. Volume II. PDF eBook |
Author | William E. Smith |
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Pages | |
Release | 1933 |
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The Francis Preston Blair Family in Politics to the Fall of The Globe
Title | The Francis Preston Blair Family in Politics to the Fall of The Globe PDF eBook |
Author | William Ernest Smith |
Publisher | |
Pages | 528 |
Release | 1927 |
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ISBN |
The Francis Preston Blair Family in Politics
Title | The Francis Preston Blair Family in Politics PDF eBook |
Author | William Ernest Smith |
Publisher | |
Pages | 556 |
Release | 1969 |
Genre | United States |
ISBN |
Frank Blair
Title | Frank Blair PDF eBook |
Author | William Earl Parrish |
Publisher | University of Missouri Press |
Pages | 348 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780826211569 |
A biography of a member of one of the most prominent and powerful political families in America during the 19th century, known for his fearlessness in both the political arena and the battlefield. Of interest to specialists in 19th-century America, students of Missouri history, and Civil War buffs. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR