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ISBN
9781476793375
Book Title
Thaddeus Stevens : Civil War Revolutionary, Fighter for Racial Justice
Item Length
9in
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Publication Year
2021
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Item Height
1in
Author
Bruce Levine
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Topic
United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Political, Social Activists
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
17.4 Oz
Number of Pages
320 Pages

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A "powerful" ( The Wall Street Journal ) biography of one of the 19th century's greatest statesmen, encompassing his decades-long fight against slavery and his postwar struggle to bring racial justice to America. Thaddeus Stevens was among the first to see the Civil War as an opportunity for a second American revolution--a chance to remake the country as a genuine multiracial democracy. As one of the foremost abolitionists in Congress in the years leading up to the war, he was a leader of the young Republican Party's radical wing, fighting for anti-slavery and anti-racist policies long before party colleagues like Abraham Lincoln endorsed them. These policies--including welcoming black men into the Union's armies--would prove crucial to the Union war effort. During the Reconstruction era that followed, Stevens demanded equal civil and political rights for Black Americans--rights eventually embodied in the 14th and 15th amendments. But while Stevens in many ways pushed his party--and America--towards equality, he also championed ideas too radical for his fellow Congressmen ever to support, such as confiscating large slaveholders' estates and dividing the land among those who had been enslaved. In Thaddeus Stevens , acclaimed historian Bruce Levine has written a "vital" ( The Guardian ), "compelling" (James McPherson) biography of one of the most visionary statesmen of the 19th century and a forgotten champion for racial justice in America.

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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
1476793379
ISBN-13
9781476793375
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Book Title
Thaddeus Stevens : Civil War Revolutionary, Fighter for Racial Justice
Author
Bruce Levine
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Political, Social Activists
Publication Year
2021
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
320 Pages

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Item Length
9in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
17.4 Oz

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"[F]ascinating... an accessible and well-researched introduction to one of the most consequential lawmakers in U.S. history." -- Publishers Weekly, "[A] fresh approach to the life of abolitionist and congressman Thaddeus Stevens... Levine's biography of the South's much-loathed Northern antagonist is a fine addition to the literature of this ever-relevant era." -- Booklist, "Often reviled and generally misunderstood, Thaddeus Stevens has been relegated to a dark corner of the American historical stage. The distinguished historian Bruce Levine not only brings Stevens back into the light but also reveals his significance to the revolutionary dynamic of the Civil War and Reconstruction. Levine's is a riveting read and a thought-provoking biography, more timely than ever." -- Steven Hahn, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Political Worlds of Slavery and Freedom, "In this taut, authoritative, and much-needed modern biography of Thaddeus Stevens, the benchmark racial egalitarian of the Civil War era, Bruce Levine elegantly captures the steely moral fibre and unwavering political radicalism of an unsettling colleague and formidable foe. This is very fine history. Additionally, Stevens, implacable in the pursuit of racial justice, provides a relevant, stirring, and essential model for our own times." -- Richard Carwardine , author of Lincoln's Sense of Humor, "He was called everything from Robin Hood to Robespierre to evil genius to fanatic and worse. He was a "radical" in a time when that was not always derogatory. This book reveals in many dimensions a Thaddeus Stevens, who with vicious wit and shrewd political skill, was a primary founder of the second American republic. Through deep understanding of all the contexts of the Civil War era and vivid writing, Bruce Levine gives us the best biography of this towering figure yet written, and a timely story about the power of racial equality." -- David W. Blight, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom., "At long last, the principled yet astute Thaddeus Stevens is the subject of a sympathetic modern biography. Bruce Levine's adept book gives us a compelling portrait of the Radical Republican extraordinaire, especially when he was at the apex of his political career during the Civil War and Reconstruction." -- Manisha Sinha, author of The Slave's Cause: A History of Abolition, "Easily the most detailed and important account of Stevens, this well-written biography belongs in every academic library and all other libraries with an emphasis on American history." -- Library Journal, "Often reviled and generally misunderstood, Thaddeus Stevens has been relegated to a dark corner of the American historical stage. The distinguished historian Bruce Levine not only brings Stevens back into the light but also reveals his significance to the revolutionary dynamic of the Civil War and Reconstruction. Levine's is a riveting read and a thought-provoking biography, more timely than ever." -- Steven Hahn, author of The Political Worlds of Slavery and Freedom, "This succinct and compelling biography... casts Stevens as a congressional leader of the drive to abolish slavery and implant civil and political equality in the Constitution, though Congress failed in the end to adopt his plan to attack economic inequality by land reform in the reconstructed South." -- James M. McPherson, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era, "At last, Thaddeus Stevens, one of the nineteenth century's greatest proponents of racial justice, gets the biography he deserves. Drawing on a career of scholarly engagement with the Civil War era, Bruce Levine expertly relates how Stevens navigated the currents of the Second American Revolution, how he helped to bring about the destruction of slavery and was a leader in the effort during Reconstruction to make the United States a biracial democracy. We need Stevens' passion for equality today." -- Eric Foner , Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery, "This is the fullest, most nuanced, and best written explication of the political career and principles ever written about one of the key figures of nineteenth-century America. It is a major contribution to antebellum, Civil War, and Reconstruction studies and to American political biography. Anyone interested in how the war evolved and why its aftermath was both so promising and so disappointing needs to read this book." -- Stephen V. Ash, author of A Massacre in Memphis: The Race Riot that Shook the Nation One Year after the Civil War
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