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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... opponent . At the time the alleged bribery took place , Stevens was dying , and it is most unlikely that he changed ... opponents of the Demo- cratic party . And even his enemies admitted that he was not the man to change his principles ...
... opponent . At the time the alleged bribery took place , Stevens was dying , and it is most unlikely that he changed ... opponents of the Demo- cratic party . And even his enemies admitted that he was not the man to change his principles ...
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... propensity for making sharp remarks about his opponents , and biting sarcasm , would often come to grief . His career would not be an easy one . → chapter two ← RISING PENNSYLVANIA LAWYER The city of → NEW ENGLAND YOUTH ← 9.
... propensity for making sharp remarks about his opponents , and biting sarcasm , would often come to grief . His career would not be an easy one . → chapter two ← RISING PENNSYLVANIA LAWYER The city of → NEW ENGLAND YOUTH ← 9.
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... opponents of the Jackso- nians nominated Andrew Gregg for governor of Pennsylvania , Stevens was active in the campaign against Andrew Shulze , the capable ex - clergyman and legislator who had been designated by the Democratic ...
... opponents of the Jackso- nians nominated Andrew Gregg for governor of Pennsylvania , Stevens was active in the campaign against Andrew Shulze , the capable ex - clergyman and legislator who had been designated by the Democratic ...
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... opponents who accused him of all kinds of shortcom- ings , even crimes , not excluding murder . On September 29 , 1824 , an article in the Adams Centinel detailed the story that a black girl , highly pregnant , the servant of the ...
... opponents who accused him of all kinds of shortcom- ings , even crimes , not excluding murder . On September 29 , 1824 , an article in the Adams Centinel detailed the story that a black girl , highly pregnant , the servant of the ...
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... opponents , must therefore be assumed to be untrue . In addition , his worst enemies testified to his fidelity to ... opponent had also done , appealed the case to the state supreme court , where he obtained satisfaction when the judg ...
... opponents , must therefore be assumed to be untrue . In addition , his worst enemies testified to his fidelity to ... opponent had also done , appealed the case to the state supreme court , where he obtained satisfaction when the judg ...
Contenido
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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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Thaddeus Stevens: Nineteenth-Century Egalitarian Hans Louis Trefousse Sin vista previa disponible - 1997 |
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