The Partisan Leader
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The Partisan Leader; A Tale of The Future is a political novel by the antebellum Virginia
author and jurist Nathaniel Beverley Tucker
. A two-volume work published in 1836 in New York City
and in 1837 in Washington, D.C.
under the pen-name “Edward William Sydney,” the novel is set thirteen years into the future, in 1849, and imagines a world where the American
states south of Virginia have seceded from the Union. The story traces the formation of a band of Virginia insurgents who seek to free their state from federal control and adjoin it to the independent Southern Confederacy.
Ever since the Southern states actually withdrew from the Union in 1861, the work has been viewed as a fascinating window into the development of secessionist thought, and, in some ways, a remarkable preview of the American Civil War
. In 1861, it was reprinted in New York City
with the title A Key to the Disunion Conspiracy.
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
author and jurist Nathaniel Beverley Tucker
Nathaniel Beverley Tucker
Nathaniel Beverley Tucker was an American author, judge, legal scholar, and political essayist.-Life and Politics:...
. A two-volume work published in 1836 in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
and in 1837 in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
under the pen-name “Edward William Sydney,” the novel is set thirteen years into the future, in 1849, and imagines a world where the American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
states south of Virginia have seceded from the Union. The story traces the formation of a band of Virginia insurgents who seek to free their state from federal control and adjoin it to the independent Southern Confederacy.
Ever since the Southern states actually withdrew from the Union in 1861, the work has been viewed as a fascinating window into the development of secessionist thought, and, in some ways, a remarkable preview of the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
. In 1861, it was reprinted in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
with the title A Key to the Disunion Conspiracy.
External links
- Documenting the American South - The full text of The Partisan Leader