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Capers, Henry Dickson

 
9781163251997: The Life And Times Of C. G. Memminger

Synopsis

The Life and Times of C. G. Memminger is a biography written by Henry Dickson Capers that details the life of Christopher Gustavus Memminger, a prominent figure in American history. Memminger was a lawyer, politician, and statesman who played a significant role in the Confederacy during the American Civil War. The book begins with Memminger's early life, including his birth in Germany and his immigration to the United States with his family. It follows his education and early career as a lawyer in Charleston, South Carolina, where he became involved in politics and eventually served in the state legislature. Memminger's political career continued to flourish, and he played a key role in the formation of the Confederate government. He was appointed as the first Secretary of the Treasury for the Confederacy and was responsible for establishing the financial system for the new government. Throughout the book, Capers explores Memminger's personal life, including his marriage and family, as well as his relationships with other prominent figures of the time, such as Jefferson Davis and Robert E. Lee. The Life and Times of C. G. Memminger provides a detailed and comprehensive look into the life of this influential figure in American history. It offers insights into the political and economic climate of the time and sheds light on the inner workings of the Confederacy during the Civil War.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Originally published in 1893. This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies. All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume.

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