George Mifflin Dallas: Jacksonian Patrician – Hardcover. Dust jacket. Inscribed by author. Published by The Pennsylvania State University Press, 1977. By John M. Belohlavek. Condition: Used.
Why is a city in Texas–along with towns and countries in nine other states–named for a Philadelphia politician? Besides answering that question this book gives a vivid picture of American politics, diplomacy, and society in the colorful period from the War of 1812 until the Civil War, through the eyes of a shrewd observer: George M. Dallas.
