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| Named Person: | John C Calhoun; John Caldwell Calhoun |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Biography |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Gerald M Capers |
| OCLC Number: | 425527 |
| Description: | 275 p. illus 24 cm. |
| Contents: | A backwoods farmer goes to Yale -- John C. Calhoun becomes a gentleman -- "Young Hercules who carried the war on his shoulder" -- Calhoun: Hamiltonian nationalist -- Mr. Monroe's Secretary of War -- A young man in a hurry has to wait -- Nationalism and Sectionalism: background of nullification -- The little magician wins a bout on points -- Calhoun crosses the Rubicon -- Crisis and retreat -- The Whig flirtation -- Balance of power and a pail of water -- Rumors of war and war -- Crisis again. |
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