That D----d Brownlow: Being a Saucy and Malicious Description of Fighting Parson William Gannaway Brownlow

This is a narrative on the famous 19th century Tennessee Methodist minister and newspaper editor, William Gannaway Brownlow, who launched the weekly Tennessee Whig newspaper with Mason R. Lyon in 1839 to support the Whig Party. An important historical figure in support of the Whig Party and the Union side of the Civil War in East Tennessee, Brownlow also served as Governor of and in the U.S. Senate for the state of Tennessee. This narrative tells the story of his character and influence during the turbulent 1800s.

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Brownlow, William Gannaway, 1805-1877

Whig (Jonesborough, Tenn.)

Whig Party (Tenn.)

Journalists--Tennessee--Biography

Secession--Tennessee

Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Tennessee

Tennessee--Biography

Tennessee--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Brownlow, William Gannaway

Humphrey, Steve

Appalachian Consortium Press

1978

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Tennessee

1970s

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