Description
Book SynopsisProvides an important examination of the lives of fourteen political and military leaders. These were the men who opened Alabama for settlement, secured Alabama's status as a territory in 1817 and as a state in 1819, and helped lay the foundation for the political and economic infrastructure of Alabama in its early years as a state.
Trade ReviewThe individuals Lewis discusses here were instrumental in laying a figurative foundation for the development of the state of Alabama. They are therefore people we should know.
Alabama Founders is an outstanding introduction to their lives and times and promises to be a valuable reference source for anyone seeking to understand Alabama’s beginnings."" - Mike Bunn, director of operations at Historic Blakeley State Park in Baldwin County, Alabama, author of
Civil War Eufaula, and coauthor of
Battle for the Southern Frontier: The Creek War and the War of 1812""Territorial and early statehood are topics that have long been neglected in favor of the more popular topics of Native Americans, the Civil War, and civil rights.
Alabama Founders fills a need for scholarship that highlights this time period and the personalities who shaped it."" - Clay Williams, sites administrator for the museums division of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History and coauthor of
Battle for the Southern Frontier: The Creek War and the War of 1812
