James Alex Baggett
American historian (born 1932) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
James Alex Baggett (born February 2, 1932[1]) is an American historian, author, and former university dean. He worked at Union University and wrote a book about it.
James Alex Baggett | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 2, 1932 |
| Occupation(s) | Historian, Author |
| Notable work | The Scalawags: Southern Dissenters in the Civil War and Reconstruction |
| Spouse | Lillian Faulkner Baggett |
In 2003 his talk on his book about "Scalawags" was aired on C-Span.[2] He discussed the book at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library. He has written several entries for the Texas State Historical Association's Handbook.[3]
He is married to Lillian Faulkner Baggett, a fellow educator and author.[4]
William Harris Bragg described his book on "Scalawags" as "detailed, balanced, and convincing."[5] Michael Perman called it groundbreaking.[6] Union University holds an annual history research paper competition in his honor.[7]
Work
- The rise and fall of the Texas radicals, 1867-1883[8]
- Bemis: Continuity and Change in a West Tennessee Cotton Mill Town (1992)
- Memories of Madison County (1993)
- So Great a Cloud of Witnesses: Union University, 1823-2000
- Homegrown Yankees: Tennessee's Union Cavalry in the Civil War
- The Scalawags: Southern Dissenters in the Civil War and Reconstruction LSU Press (2004)[9][10]
Articles
- "The Constitutional Union Party in Texas” Southwestern Historical Quarterly 82 (January 1979)
References
External links
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