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Rhett

the turbulent life and times of a fire-eater

by William C. Davis

2001 702 pages eng

"William C. Davis's biography of Robert Barnwell Rhett provides a definitive picture of South Carolina's most prominent secessionist and arguably the best known in the nation during the two decades leading up to the Civil War. Dubbed the "Father of Secession," Rhett attached himself to South Carolin…

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