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Thaddeus Stevens : Civil War revolutionary, fighter for racial justice

Title
  1. Thaddeus Stevens : Civil War revolutionary, fighter for racial justice / Bruce Levine.
Published by
  1. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2021.
  2. ©2021
Author
  1. Levine, Bruce C., 1949-

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Description
  1. 309 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits; 24 cm
Summary
  1. "The definitive biography of one of the 19th century's greatest statesmen, encompassing his decades-long fight against slavery, his key role in the Union war effort, and his postwar struggle to bring racial justice to America"--
  2. A portrait of the nineteenth-century statesman includes discussions of Stevens's decades-long fight against slavery, key role in the Union war effort, and postwar legislation for American racial justice.
Subject
  1. Stevens, Thaddeus, 1792-1868
  2. United States. Congress. House > Biography
  3. United States. Congress. House
  4. 1849-1877
  5. Legislators > United States > Biography
  6. Legislators
  7. United States > History > 1849-1877
  8. United States
Genre/Form
  1. Biographies.
  2. Informational works.
  3. History.
Contents
  1. Introduction: Bringing "the spirit of John Brown" into government -- A son of Vermont -- A young man's outlook -- Resisting slavery's expansion, 1840-1850 -- From Whig to Republican, 1850-1856 -- "If this union should be dissolved" : Stevens and the road to war -- Steven's Civil War, part I: for victory through emancipation -- Steven's Civil War, part II: for black Union troops and nationwide abolition -- Steven's Civil War, part III: to rebuild the Union -- "In the midst of a revolution": Stevens and postwar Reconstruction -- "Perfecting a revolution": the ballot, the land, and impeachment -- "Equality of man before his creator."
Call number
  1. JFE 22-2604
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-290) and index.
Author
  1. Levine, Bruce C., 1949- author.
Title
  1. Thaddeus Stevens : Civil War revolutionary, fighter for racial justice / Bruce Levine.
Publisher
  1. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2021.
Copyright date
  1. ©2021
Edition
  1. First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Type of content
  1. text
  2. still image
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Creator/contributor characteristics
  1. Gender group: Men
  2. Nationality/regional group: Americans
  3. Occupational/field of activity group: University and college faculty members
  4. Social group: Retirees
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-290) and index.
Chronological term
  1. 1849-1877
ISBN
  1. 9781476793375 (hardcover)
  2. 1476793379 (hardcover)
Research call number
  1. JFE 22-2604
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