Douglas R. Egerton

A Man on Fire (eBook, ePUB)

The Worlds of Thomas Wentworth Higginson

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Few American lives covered as much ground as that of Thomas Wentworth Higginson. Born to New England patriarchy in 1823, he lived almost to the outbreak of World War One. Militant abolitionist and member of Boston's Secret Six supporting John Brown's insurrection, he led one of the first all-Black volunteer regiments in South Carolina during the Civil War. Dedicated feminist, educational reformer, and crusading journalist, he openly embraced the term "socialist." He encouraged Emily Dickinson in her poetry-writing and became her editor and champion--which alone would have earned him a shot at immortality. Here's a biography that captures all of the facets of an American whirlwind.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Dezember 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780197554074
• Artikelnr.: 72269060

Autorenporträt

Douglas R. Egerton has taught history at Le Moyne College since 1987; he has also held visiting appointments at Colgate University, Cornell University, and the University College of Dublin. He is the author of nine books, including the Lincoln Prize co-winner, Thunder At the Gates: The Black Civil War Regiments That Redeemed America, Heirs of an Honored Name: The Decline of the Adams Family and the Rise of Modern America, He Shall Go Out Free: The Lives of Denmark Vesey, The Wars of Reconstruction: The Brief, Violent History of America's Most Progressive Era, Year of Meteors: Stephen Douglas, Abraham Lincoln, and the Election That Brought on the Civil War, Gabriel's Rebellion: The Virginia Slave Conspiracies of 1800 and 1802, and Death or Liberty: African Americans and Revolutionary America. He lives near Syracuse, New York, with his wife, historian Leigh Fought.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter One: Cheerful Yesterdays, 1823-1841
Chapter Two: The New Dawning Age of Faith, 1842-1847
Chapter Three: A Passion for Fires, 1848-1854
Chapter Four: Kansas Free Stater, 1854-1858
Chapter Five: Honor Among Confederates, 1858-1860
Chapter Six: More Willingness to Arm Than Formerly, 1860-1862
Chapter Seven: Minister Warrior, 1863-1865
Chapter Eight: Few Pleasures So Deep as Your Opinion, 1865-1877
Chapter Nine: Outskirts of a Public Life, 1878-1897
Chapter Ten: We All Need Action, 1898-1911
Conclusion
Index