Binding: Hardcover
Description: The groundbreaking biography of a forgotten civil rights hero. In the tempestuous mid - 19th century as slavery consumed Congressional debate and America careened toward civil war and split apart when the very future of the nation hung in the balance Charles Sumner's voice rang strongest bravest and most unwavering. Where others preached compromise and moderation he denounced slavery's evils to all who would listen and demanded that it be wiped out of existence. More than any other person of his era he blazed the trail on the country's long uneven and ongoing journey toward realizing its full promise to become a more perfect union. Before and during the Civil War at great personal sacrifice Sumner was the conscience of the North and the most influential politician fighting for abolition. Throughout Reconstruction no one championed the rights of emancipated people more than he did. Through the force of his words and his will he moved America toward the twin goals of abolitionism and equal rights which he fought for literally until the day he died. He laid the cornerstone arguments that civil rights advocates would build upon over the next century as the country strove to achieve equality among the races. The Great Abolitionist is the first major biography of Charles Sumner to be published in over 50 years. Acclaimed historian Stephen Puleo relates the story of one of the most influential political figures in American history with evocative and accessible prose transporting readers back to an era when our leaders exhibited true courage and authenticity in the face of unprecedented challenges.
Title: The Great Abolitionist Charles Sumner And The Fight For A More Perfect Union
Author(s): Puleo Stephen
Publisher: St. Martin's Publishing Group
Barcode: 9781250276278
Pages: 464 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 4/23/2024
Category: Autobiography: Historical, Political & Military