Thaddeus Stevens: Nineteenth-Century EgalitarianUniv of North Carolina Press, 2000 M11 9 - 336 páginas One of the most controversial figures in nineteenth-century American history, Thaddeus Stevens is best remembered for his role as congressional leader of the radical Republicans and as a chief architect of Reconstruction. Long painted by historians as a vindictive 'dictator of Congress,' out to punish the South at the behest of big business and his own ego, Stevens receives a more balanced treatment in Hans L. Trefousse's biography, which portrays him as an impassioned orator and a leader in the struggle against slavery. Trefousse traces Stevens's career through its major phases: from his days in the Pennsylvania state legislature, when he antagonized Freemasons, slaveholders, and Jacksonian Democrats, to his political involvement during Reconstruction, when he helped author the Fourteenth Amendment and spurred on the passage of the Reconstruction Acts and the impeachment of Andrew Johnson. Throughout, Trefousse explores the motivations for Stevens's lifelong commitment to racial equality, thus furnishing a fuller portrait of the man whose fervent opposition to slavery helped move his more moderate congressional colleagues toward the implementation of egalitarian policies. |
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... Gettysburg Star , which he would later acquire , and an anonymous writer calling himself " Justice " attacked the paper and , by implication , the alleged power behind it . “ Why is the Star so interested in the murder of Morgan when ...
... Gettysburg Star , which he would later acquire , and an anonymous writer calling himself " Justice " attacked the paper and , by implication , the alleged power behind it . “ Why is the Star so interested in the murder of Morgan when ...
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... Star to make it the Anti - Masonic Star , and elected Stevens to a committee ... Gettysburg Compiler , who said he feared “ priestcraft ” more than Masonry ... Star for several years to come . Together with his acquaintance George Himes ...
... Star to make it the Anti - Masonic Star , and elected Stevens to a committee ... Gettysburg Compiler , who said he feared “ priestcraft ” more than Masonry ... Star for several years to come . Together with his acquaintance George Himes ...
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... Gettysburg Compiler now asserted that Middleton was but the printer for the owners of the Star , and for good measure , it criticized Stevens for being hostile not merely to the Jacksonians , but to the " Federalists ” as well . As a ...
... Gettysburg Compiler now asserted that Middleton was but the printer for the owners of the Star , and for good measure , it criticized Stevens for being hostile not merely to the Jacksonians , but to the " Federalists ” as well . As a ...
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... Star promptly endorsed the justice's candidacy , and the Gettysburg Anti - Masons again fielded a full ticket for the coming elections , which they won.14 Before the results were in , however , the national convention met in Baltimore ...
... Star promptly endorsed the justice's candidacy , and the Gettysburg Anti - Masons again fielded a full ticket for the coming elections , which they won.14 Before the results were in , however , the national convention met in Baltimore ...
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... Gettysburg , " had recommended a member of the fraternity to Wolf for a job . The Star denied the assertion , but the Compiler would not let up . It continued to print accusations charging him with attempting to wreck the Democratic ...
... Gettysburg , " had recommended a member of the fraternity to Wolf for a job . The Star denied the assertion , but the Compiler would not let up . It continued to print accusations charging him with attempting to wreck the Democratic ...
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Legislative Leader | 37 |
AntiMason in Trouble | 48 |
Reluctant Coalitionist | 62 |
Antislavery Whig | 73 |
Emerging Republican | 87 |
Lincolns Critic and Eulogist | 150 |
Radical Reconstructionist | 161 |
Fugleman of the Joint Committee | 174 |
Leader of the ThirtyNinth Congress | 189 |
Thwarted Congressional Manager | 200 |
Archfoe of the President | 210 |
Defeated Radical | 224 |
Epilogue | 239 |
Unionist Advocate | 100 |
War Leader | 111 |
Republican Firebrand | 124 |
Radical of Radicals | 137 |
Notes | 247 |
Bibliography | 287 |
Index | 301 |
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