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- Book Title
- Tempest-Tossed : the Spirit of Isabella Beecher Hooker
- Publication Name
- Tempest-Tossed
- Title
- Tempest-Tossed
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 0819575976
- EAN
- 9780819575975
- ISBN
- 9780819575975
- Publisher
- Wesleyan University Press
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History
- Release Date
- 04/02/2016
- Release Year
- 2016
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publication Year
- 2016
- Item Height
- 0.7in
- Topic
- Women, United States / 19th Century
- Item Width
- 6.1in
- Item Weight
- 12.8 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 244 Pages
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Tempest-Tossed is the first full biography of the passionate, fascinating youngest daughter of the "Fabulous Beecher" family--one of America's most high-powered families of the nineteenth century. Older sister Harriet Beecher Stowe was the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin. Brother Henry Ward Beecher was one of America's most influential ministers, and sister Catherine Beecher wrote pivotal works on women's rights and educational reform. And then there was Isabella Beecher Hooker--"a curiously modern nineteenth-century figure." She was a leader in the suffrage movement, and a mover and shaker in Hartford's storied Nook Farm neighborhood and salon. But there is more to the story--to Isabella's character--than that. Isabella was an ardent Spiritualist. In daily life, she could be off-putting, perplexing, tenacious, charming. Many found her daunting to get to know and stay on comfortable terms with. Her "wild streak" was especially unfavorable in the eyes of Hartford society at the time, which valued restraint and duty. In her latest book, Susan Campbell brings her own unique blend of empathy and unbridled humor to the story of Harriet's younger half-sister. Tempest Tossed reveals Isabella's evolution from orthodox Calvinist daughter, wife, and mother, to one of the most influential players in the movement for women's suffrage, where this unforgettable woman finally gets her proper due.
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Publisher
Wesleyan University Press
ISBN-10
0819575976
ISBN-13
9780819575975
eBay Product ID (ePID)
217419220
Product Key Features
Book Title
Tempest-Tossed : the Spirit of Isabella Beecher Hooker
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Women, United States / 19th Century
Publication Year
2016
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
244 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
12.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
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Jk1899.H6
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"Isabella Beecher Hooker was at the heart of 19th-century America, but the abolitionist, suffragette and spiritualist has mostly fallen through the cracks of history. Isabella's half brother (Henry Ward Beecher) and half-sister (Harriet Beecher Stowe) were two of the most influential figures of their time, and in a family that believed being a Beecher meant something, Isabella could hold her own as an intellectual and activist. If her siblings were key figures of their time, Isabella was a woman ahead of hers."--Alex Deuben, Biographile "Susan Campbell set out on a mission to rescue Isabella Beecher Hooker from relative obscurity. With such an engaging treatment of [her], one is tempted to say: mission complete, justice served."--Elizabeth Hohl, Connecticut History Review "Campbell's biography is a fascinating look at the life of an inspiring woman who deserves to be better remembered."-- Maine Antique Digest "Campbell's biography captures the personal and public tensions that kept Hooker in the shadows."--Emily Hodgson Anderson, The Times Literary Supplement "[Tempest Tossed] provides familial, political, and social context to help general readers understand the ways that poker allied with some of the most radical thinkers of [Isabelle Beecher Hooker]'s time, which set her at odds with her family."--K. Gedge, Choice "Isabella Beecher Hooker was at the heart of 19th-century America, but the abolitionist, suffragette and spiritualist has mostly fallen through the cracks of history. Isabella's half brother (Henry Ward Beecher) and half-sister (Harriet Beecher Stowe) were two of the most influential figures of their time, and in a family that believed being a Beecher meant something, Isabella could hold her own as an intellectual and activist. If her siblings were key figures of their time, Isabella was a woman ahead of hers."--Alex Deuben, Biographile "A member of one of the most high-powered American families of the 19th century, Isabella had a 'wild streak' that wasn't favorable in the eyes of a Hartford society that valued restraint and duty. Historian and author Debby Applegate praises Campbell's work as ' the deep research of a born historian and the vibrant, readable prose-style of a veteran journalist.'"-- Connecticut Explored, "... Campbell's biography...captures the personal and public tensions that kept Hooker in the shadows."-Emily Hodgson Anderson, The Times Literary Supplement, ... Campbell's biography...captures the personal and public tensions that kept Hooker in the shadows., A member of one of the most high-powered American families of the 19th century, Isabella had a 'wild streak' that wasn't favorable in the eyes of a Hartford society that valued restraint and duty. Historian and author Debby Applegate praises Campbell's work as '...the deep research of a born historian and the vibrant, readable prose-style of a veteran journalist.', "Isabella Beecher Hooker was at the heart of 19th-century America, but the abolitionist, suffragette and spiritualist has mostly fallen through the cracks of history. Isabella's half brother (Henry Ward Beecher) and half-sister (Harriet Beecher Stowe) were two of the most influential figures of their time, and in a family that believed being a Beecher meant something, Isabella could hold her own as an intellectual and activist. If her siblings were key figures of their time, Isabella was a woman ahead of hers."-Alex Deuben, Biographile, "Isabella Beecher Hooker was at the heart of 19th-century America, but the abolitionist, suffragette and spiritualist has mostly fallen through the cracks of history. Isabella's half brother (Henry Ward Beecher) and half-sister (Harriet Beecher Stowe) were two of the most influential figures of their time, and in a family that believed being a Beecher meant something, Isabella could hold her own as an intellectual and activist. If her siblings were key figures of their time, Isabella was a woman ahead of hers."--Alex Deuben, Biographile "A member of one of the most high-powered American families of the 19th century, Isabella had a 'wild streak' that wasn't favorable in the eyes of a Hartford society that valued restraint and duty. Historian and author Debby Applegate praises Campbell's work as '... the deep research of a born historian and the vibrant, readable prose-style of a veteran journalist.'"-- Connecticut Explored "[Tempest Tossed] provides familial, political, and social context to help general readers understand the ways that poker allied with some of the most radical thinkers of [Isabelle Beecher Hooker]'s time, which set her at odds with her family."--K. Gedge, Choice "Campbell's biography ... captures the personal and public tensions that kept Hooker in the shadows."--Emily Hodgson Anderson, The Times Literary Supplement "Campbell's biography is a fascinating look at the life of an inspiring woman who deserves to be better remembered."-- Maine Antique Digest "Susan Campbell set out on a mission to rescue Isabella Beecher Hooker from relative obscurity. ... With such an engaging treatment of [her], one is tempted to say: mission complete, justice served."--Elizabeth Hohl, Connecticut History Review, "… Campbell's biography…captures the personal and public tensions that kept Hooker in the shadows."-Emily Hodgson Anderson, The Times Literary Supplement, Provides familial, political, and social context to help general readers understand the ways that poker allied with some of the most radical thinkers of her time, which set her at odds with her family., "A member of one of the most high-powered American families of the 19th century, Isabella had a 'wild streak' that wasn't favorable in the eyes of a Hartford society that valued restraint and duty. Historian and author Debby Applegate praises Campbell's work as '…the deep research of a born historian and the vibrant, readable prose-style of a veteran journalist.'"- CT Explored, "Provides familial, political, and social context to help general readers understand the ways that poker allied with some of the most radical thinkers of her time, which set her at odds with her family."-K. Gedge, CHOICE, "For Isabella Beecher Hooker it was both a blessing and a curse to be born the youngest daughter of one of the most famous families in America. Just when she finally discovered her own calling in the women's rights movement--working alongside Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony and Victoria Woodhull--she found herself embroiled in the biggest sex scandal of the 19th century, the trial of her own brother for adultery. Susan Campbell has brought Isabella's fascinating, forgotten story back to life with the deep research of a born historian and the vibrant, readable prose-style of a veteran journalist."--Debby Applegate, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for The Most Famous Man in America: The Biography of Henry Ward Beecher "With a journalist's concision and eye for the vivid quote, Susan Campbell captures Isabella Beecher Hooker's quirky temperament and her passion for women's rights. This wry and personal narrative is deeply informed, balanced, and a delight to read.""--Joan Hedrick, author of Harriet Beecher Stowe: A Life, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography "Susan Campbell's Tempest Tossed is an enthralling portrait of an American lady: a cross between a character out of Edith Wharton, Emily Bronte, and Sigmund Freud. A work as concerned with the spiritual as it is with the material, readers will find themselves swept up in the details of a particular moment in New England history as it reveals the universal themes of human ambition, frustration, despair, and enlightenment. The writing is gloriously readable and the story is cinematic in its scope and in the crisp development of its remarkable characters. This book might break your heart in some places, but it engages and inspires on every page.""--Gina Barreca, author of Babes in Boyland: A Personal History of Coeducation in the Ivy League "For Isabella Beecher Hooker it was both a blessing and a curse to be born the youngest daughter of one of the most famous families in America. Just when she finally discovered her own calling in the women's rights movement--working alongside Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony and Victoria Woodhull--she found herself embroiled in the biggest sex scandal of the 19th century, the trial of her own brother for adultery. Susan Campbell has brought Isabella's fascinating, forgotten story back to life with the deep research of a born historian and the vibrant, readable prose-style of a veteran journalist."--Debby Applegate, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for The Most Famous Man in America: The Biography of Henry Ward Beecher, Isabella Beecher Hooker was at the heart of 19th-century America, but the abolitionist, suffragette and spiritualist has mostly fallen through the cracks of history. Isabella's half brother (Henry Ward Beecher) and half-sister (Harriet Beecher Stowe) were two of the most influential figures of their time, and in a family that believed being a Beecher meant something, Isabella could hold her own as an intellectual and activist. If her siblings were key figures of their time, Isabella was a woman ahead of hers., "A member of one of the most high-powered American families of the 19th century, Isabella had a 'wild streak' that wasn't favorable in the eyes of a Hartford society that valued restraint and duty. Historian and author Debby Applegate praises Campbell's work as '...the deep research of a born historian and the vibrant, readable prose-style of a veteran journalist.'"-CT Explored
Table of Content
Preface Genealogies The Fabulous Beechers Children of Isabella Beecher and John Hooker The World That Awaited Belle Training to Be a Beecher The Education of Isabella Beecher Isabella in Love Isabella Marries, and Faces a Conundrum Motherhood, and Confusion Abolition, and an Awakening A Woman's Worth, a Brother's Shame A Spiritual Digression* In the Thick of It The Elusive Ballot The End, the Legacy Notes Index
Copyright Date
2016
Dewey Decimal
305.42092 B
Intended Audience
Trade
Series
Garnet Bks.
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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