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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... Nineteen → Defeated Radical → Chapter Twenty Epilogue Notes . Bibliography Index IOO III 124 137 150 161 • 174 189 200 210 224 239 .247 287 301 This page intentionally left blank ILLUSTRATIONS Stevens at the height Contents.
... Nineteen → Defeated Radical → Chapter Twenty Epilogue Notes . Bibliography Index IOO III 124 137 150 161 • 174 189 200 210 224 239 .247 287 301 This page intentionally left blank ILLUSTRATIONS Stevens at the height Contents.
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... defeat the British at Plattsburg Bay is probably apocryphal , as in September 1814 he was no longer in attendance at Burlington . At any rate , the university's buildings were taken over by the federal govern- ment because of the war ...
... defeat the British at Plattsburg Bay is probably apocryphal , as in September 1814 he was no longer in attendance at Burlington . At any rate , the university's buildings were taken over by the federal govern- ment because of the war ...
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... defeated afterward . Bonner was convinced that all his troubles were Stevens's fault.24 Stevens continued his political ... defeat of the president must have disturbed him greatly . He never lost his admiration for the Massachusetts ...
... defeated afterward . Bonner was convinced that all his troubles were Stevens's fault.24 Stevens continued his political ... defeat of the president must have disturbed him greatly . He never lost his admiration for the Massachusetts ...
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... defeated , but he agreed with Ellmaker , who wrote him that it would be good for the party if Clay's followers in Pennsylvania ran a slate of their own or supported Governor Wolf , who was vying for reelection against Ritner . While it ...
... defeated , but he agreed with Ellmaker , who wrote him that it would be good for the party if Clay's followers in Pennsylvania ran a slate of their own or supported Governor Wolf , who was vying for reelection against Ritner . While it ...
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... defeat him in different parts of the district . " Their great object is to defeat Mr. Stevens , " declared the paper , which made his fight its own . As it explained two weeks later , “ Who is Thaddeus Stevens ? He is widely known by ...
... defeat him in different parts of the district . " Their great object is to defeat Mr. Stevens , " declared the paper , which made his fight its own . As it explained two weeks later , “ Who is Thaddeus Stevens ? He is widely known by ...
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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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