The Bishop of the Old South: The Ministry and Civil War Legacy of Leonidas Polk by Glenn Robins - 2006-10

Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, 2006. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Hardback. New. Leonidas Polk was one of the antebellum South's most significant religious leaders. The son of a wealthy, slaveholding veteran of the Revolutionary War, Polk graduated from West Point in 1827 and seemed destined for martial service. Instead he pursued a ministerial career and was the first Episcopal bishop of Louisiana. Polk attempted to cultivate a religious solidarity among white Southerners of all classes and to broaden the social and cultural appeal of Episcopalianism in the South. Ultimately, Polk's Lost Cause mythmakers developed a public memory of the bishop general that celebrated the virtue of the Christian gentleman who had waged war for Southern independence. A considerable amount of new information on Polk's family, time at West Point, ministry, life as a planter, role with Sewanee, and his place within the pantheon of Lost Cause icons has been brought to light. What emerges is a clearer portrait of the Bishop of the Old South.

Mercer Univ Pr, 2006. Hardcover. New. 243 pages. 9.25x6.50x0.75 inches.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Mercer University Press, 2006-10-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!