Governor Alexander Martin: Biography of a North Carolina Revolutionary War StatesmanMcFarland, 2004 - 242页 An important colonial figure, Martin was the most powerful and effective leader from North Carolina for a quarter of a century. His contributions to the Revolution, and to government and education, among other topics, are covered here. In addition to serving as governor, Martin was one of five state delegates to the constitutional convention in Philadelphia, and was the first president of the University of North Carolina (the first public university in the United States). |
目录
Foreword by Lindley S Butler | 1 |
Preface | 3 |
Martins Youth and Education in New Jersey | 9 |
Martins Arrival in Salisbury North Carolina | 19 |
The Unrest of the Regulators | 28 |
A Move to Guilford County | 35 |
War against the British and the Incident at Germantown | 44 |
Martin as Speaker of the Senate and as President of the Board of War | 54 |
The U S Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia | 110 |
Debate over Ratification of the Constitution | 121 |
Elected Governor Again | 132 |
The Development of the First State University | 141 |
Washingtons Southern Tour and the Establishment of a State Capital | 151 |
Martin as United States Senator | 161 |
Martin Becomes Wonderfully Federal | 173 |
Martins Final Role as Governor | 186 |
Martins First Term as Governor | 67 |
A Time of Peace Independence and Rebuilding | 75 |
The Cession of Western Lands | 90 |
Martins Personal Life at Danbury | 104 |
EpilogueThe Final Resting Place of Alexander Martin | 199 |
Bibliography | 225 |
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