John C. Calhoun and the Price of Union: A Biography
- ISBN-10
- 0807114510
- ISBN-13
- 9780807114513
- Category
- Legislators
- Pages
- 367
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1988
- Publisher
- Louisiana State University Press
- Author
- John Niven
Description
John C. Calhoun (1782-1850) was one of the prominent figures of American politics in the first half of the nineteenth century, serving as a senator from South Carolina, as secretary of war and secretary of state, and as vice-president in the administrations of John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson. The son of a slaveholding family, he was a staunch supporter of the interests of his region throughout his life and political career.
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