Project Gutenberg 2011-01-30 Public domain in the USA. 208 Brownlow, William Gannaway 1805 1877 Brownlow, W. G. (William Gannaway) Brownlow, Parson 14019575 Portrait and Biography of Parson Brownlow, The Tennessee Patriot Produced by Carla Foust, Mark C. Orton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "Portrait and Biography of Parson Brownlow, The Tennessee Patriot" by Brownlow is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The work focuses on the life of William G. Brownlow, a prominent figure in Tennessee known for his staunch support of the Union during the Civil War, his editorial work, and his resilience in the face of persecution. This biography illustrates his experiences with secession, his imprisonment, and his ultimate dedication to the principles of loyalty and patriotism. At the start of the biography, readers are introduced to Parson Brownlow's background, childhood, and early years as a Methodist preacher. It details his rise as a political figure and editor of the Knoxville "Whig", where he became a vocal critic of the Confederacy during a time of immense regional turmoil. The opening portion highlights his arrest by Confederate authorities for his outspoken Unionist views and illustrates his refusal to capitulate to threats of violence and imprisonment. Brownlow’s indomitable spirit and commitment to the Union cause set the tone for a narrative centered around themes of loyalty, freedom of the press, and the personal sacrifices made in pursuit of justice during a deeply divisive period in American history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Brownlow, William Gannaway, 1805-1877 Tennessee, East -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 E300 Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - American 144465 144474 2024-09-15T04:00:15.045931 2023-09-15T09:48:27.379698 text/html text/html 142543 2021-01-07T11:39:45 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 199161 2021-01-07T11:39:45 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 249354 2024-09-15T04:00:19.678887 application/epub+zip 250146 2024-09-15T04:00:16.653963 application/epub+zip 124487 2024-09-15T04:00:15.677927 application/epub+zip 426062 2024-09-15T04:00:21.929872 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 412127 2024-09-15T04:00:18.974923 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 333601 2022-09-16T07:05:27.736903 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 127769 127550 2024-09-15T04:00:14.707992 2023-09-15T09:48:26.999702 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 127631 2021-01-07T11:39:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 49810 2021-01-07T11:39:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18623 2024-09-15T04:00:22.062869 application/rdf+xml 24867 2024-09-15T04:00:16.027907 image/jpeg 4501 2024-09-15T04:00:15.852956 image/jpeg 269119 2024-09-15T04:00:15.062993 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia