Three Capitals: A Book about the First Three Capitals of Alabama: St. Stephens, Huntsville & Cahawba, 1818-1826
Three Capitals: A Book about the First Three Capitals of Alabama: St. Stephens, Huntsville & Cahawba, 1818-1826
Three Capitals is a captivating work, popular history at its best. Its discussion of St. Stephens, the territorial capital, and of Huntsville, the temporary Capital where Alabama's first Constitutional Convention was held in 1819, is entertaining and informative reading. But it is in his treatment of Cahawba that Brantley makes his most distinguished contribution. He recounts in rich detail the accomplishments of the annual sessions of the state legislature there from 18919 to 1825 and discusses Alabama politics during the administrations of Governors William Wyatt Bibb, Thomas Biff, and Israel Pickens, and during the small part of John Murphy's term which he served before the capital was moved to Tuscaloosa in 1826. Early state finances, the state bank, and the location of The University of Alabama are among the issues discussed by contemporary state leaders. National leaders such as Henry Clay, Andrew Jackson, and William H. Crawford also figure prominently in the narrative.
- Age Level = Adult
- Book Author = William H. Brantley
- Book Material = Hardback
- Book Publisher = The University of Alabama Press
- Copyright = c1947
- Edition = 1976
- Grade Level = Adult
- Condition = Used- Very Good
- Subject = History
Item ID: 55557
Category: American History