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 |
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.
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
- ^ "Baggett, James Alex - LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies | Library of Congress, from LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)". Library of Congress. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
- ^ "James Alex Baggett | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org.
- ^ "TSHA | James Alex Baggett". www.tshaonline.org.
- ^ "Lillian Faulkner Baggett - View Obituary & Service Information". Lillian Faulkner Baggett Obituary.
- ^ Bragg, William Harris (2006). "Review of The Scalawags: Southern Dissenters in the Civil War and Reconstruction". The Georgia Historical Quarterly. 90 (1): 144–146. ISSN 0016-8297. JSTOR 40584898.
- ^ Perman, Michael (June 29, 2005). "The Scalawags: Southern Dissenters in the Civil War and Reconstruction (review)". Civil War History. 51 (1): 115–116. doi: 10.1353/cwh.2005.0014. S2CID 143936362 – via Project MUSE.
- ^ "History Students Win Prizes in Dr. James Alex Baggett History Research Paper Competition | News | Department of History | Union University, a Christian College in Tennessee". www.uu.edu.
- ^ "James Alex Baggett". id.oclc.org.
- ^ "Rubin on Baggett, 'The Scalawags: Southern Dissenters in the Civil War and Reconstruction' | H-NC | H-Net". networks.h-net.org.
- ^ Joe P. Dunn (2003). "Book review". The South Carolina Historical Magazine. Vol. 104, no. 4. pp. 281–283. JSTOR 27570654.
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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 |
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.
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
- ^ "Baggett, James Alex - LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies | Library of Congress, from LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)". Library of Congress. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
- ^ "James Alex Baggett | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org.
- ^ "TSHA | James Alex Baggett". www.tshaonline.org.
- ^ "Lillian Faulkner Baggett - View Obituary & Service Information". Lillian Faulkner Baggett Obituary.
- ^ Bragg, William Harris (2006). "Review of The Scalawags: Southern Dissenters in the Civil War and Reconstruction". The Georgia Historical Quarterly. 90 (1): 144–146. ISSN 0016-8297. JSTOR 40584898.
- ^ Perman, Michael (June 29, 2005). "The Scalawags: Southern Dissenters in the Civil War and Reconstruction (review)". Civil War History. 51 (1): 115–116. doi: 10.1353/cwh.2005.0014. S2CID 143936362 – via Project MUSE.
- ^ "History Students Win Prizes in Dr. James Alex Baggett History Research Paper Competition | News | Department of History | Union University, a Christian College in Tennessee". www.uu.edu.
- ^ "James Alex Baggett". id.oclc.org.
- ^ "Rubin on Baggett, 'The Scalawags: Southern Dissenters in the Civil War and Reconstruction' | H-NC | H-Net". networks.h-net.org.
- ^ Joe P. Dunn (2003). "Book review". The South Carolina Historical Magazine. Vol. 104, no. 4. pp. 281–283. JSTOR 27570654.
External links
| International | |
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| National | |
| Academics | |
| Other | |