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William Cabell Rives: A Country to Serve
Barclay Rives, author
The only full length biography of William Cabell Rives (1793-1868), statesman, author and agriculturalist. A protege of Jefferson and Madison, Rives' career of public service began during the Monroe administration and extended past the Civil War he struggled to prevent. He was twice US Minister to France, US Senator, Congressman, and Confederate Congressman.