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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... election case both contestants were rascals , only to be asked , " Well , which is our rascal ? " 23 His extreme cynicism is so well documented that it clearly developed early in life . He thought all men were mercenary and all women ...
... election case both contestants were rascals , only to be asked , " Well , which is our rascal ? " 23 His extreme cynicism is so well documented that it clearly developed early in life . He thought all men were mercenary and all women ...
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... election in the offing , Stevens , again serving on a committee of correspondence , became fully involved in the ... elections that fall . A “ Federal Republican " meeting on Septem- ber 21 passed resolutions asking T. T. Bonner , a ...
... election in the offing , Stevens , again serving on a committee of correspondence , became fully involved in the ... elections that fall . A “ Federal Republican " meeting on Septem- ber 21 passed resolutions asking T. T. Bonner , a ...
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... elections in various states and localities , including in Adams County . The misnamed " Era of Good Feelings " of the ... election , sum- marized the value of the crime for the opponents of Jackson . An Anti - Masonic party arose , first ...
... elections in various states and localities , including in Adams County . The misnamed " Era of Good Feelings " of the ... election , sum- marized the value of the crime for the opponents of Jackson . An Anti - Masonic party arose , first ...
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... election of William S. Cobean , who was running for sheriff , through " the certificate " of a woman who had been Stevens's housekeeper up to the time he broke up housekeeping and was now living with a German printer " AND WE KNOW NOT ...
... election of William S. Cobean , who was running for sheriff , through " the certificate " of a woman who had been Stevens's housekeeper up to the time he broke up housekeeping and was now living with a German printer " AND WE KNOW NOT ...
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Nineteenth-Century Egalitarian Hans L. Trefousse. influence the presidential election of 1832 , in which he was ... elections , which they won.14 Before the results were in , however , the national convention met in Baltimore , with ...
Nineteenth-Century Egalitarian Hans L. Trefousse. influence the presidential election of 1832 , in which he was ... elections , which they won.14 Before the results were in , however , the national convention met in Baltimore , with ...
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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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