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When It Was Grand: The Radical Republican History of the Civil War

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A book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, with the dust jacket (if applicable) included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. May be very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover. Very minimal wear and tear. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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Binding
Hardcover
Weight
1 lbs
Product Group
Book
IsTextBook
No
ISBN
0809080311

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
ISBN-10
0809080311
ISBN-13
9780809080311
eBay Product ID (ePID)
26038799202

Product Key Features

Book Title
When It Was Grand : the Radical Republican History of the Civil War
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2020
Topic
United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), American Government / General, Political Process / Political Parties
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science, History
Author
Leeanna Keith
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
20 oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2019-028465
Reviews
"[A] well-researched, densely detailed account . . . A deep scholarly look into a time when radicals in the Republican Party planted the roots for the civil rights movement." -- Kirkus Reviews "Keith writes at length and with eloquence about the role of black abolitionists in pressing for emancipation before and during the war . . . [A] gripping accounts of partisanship, political ambition, civil disobedience, and the creative ways that radicals used print and speech to persuade Americans to understand and accept the necessity of emancipation and the importance of equal rights." --Randall M. Miller, Library Journal "Lincoln's combination of cautiousness and radicalism is aptly described by LeeAnna Keith, who writes of 'Lincoln's outwardly conservative campaign to build a consensus around military emancipation' . . . Yet very similar impulses, she shows, had been previously acted on by brave antislavery reformers, without whom the crucial moment would never have been brought about . . . [ When It Was Grand ] covers militants who have never been juxtaposed before." --David S. Reynolds, The Wall Street Journal "the Radical Republicans have always been the most colorful of the party's factions to chronicle. They have enjoyed both outstanding group histories and individual biographies. And with LeeAnna Keith's new When It Was Grand , we are presented with a bridge built from the Radical Republicans of the Civil War era to modern progressives in the 21st century." --Allen C. Guelzo, The Civil War Monitor "This timely and highly readable book gives us a concise history of the Republican party when it was the party of Lincoln and antislavery. LeeAnna Keith shows that abolitionists and the Radical Republicans, far from being extremists, were seers of an interracial democracy in the United States who would be dismayed at the state of the party they founded today." --Manisha Sinha, author of The Slave's Cause: A History of Abolition
Dewey Decimal
973.7
Synopsis
A Civil War Monitor best book of 2020 A group biography of the activists who defended human rights and defined the Republican Party's greatest hour In 1862, the ardent abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison summarized the events that were tearing apart the United States: "There is a war because there was a Republican Party. There was a Republican Party because there was an Abolition Party. There was an Abolition Party because there was Slavery." Garrison's simple statement expresses the essential truths at the heart of LeeAnna Keith's When It Was Grand . Here is the full story, dramatically told, of the Radical Republicans--the champions of abolition who helped found a new political party and turn it toward the extirpation of slavery. Keith introduces us to the idealistic Massachusetts preachers and philanthropists, rugged Midwestern politicians, and African American activists who collaborated to protect escaped slaves from their captors, to create and defend black military regiments and win the contest for the soul of their party. Keith's fast-paced, deeply researched narrative gives us new perspective on figures ranging from Ralph Waldo Emerson and John Brown, to the gruff antislavery general John Fremont and his astute wife, Jessie Benton Fremont, and the radicals' sometime critic and sometime partner Abraham Lincoln. In the 1850s and 1860s, a powerful faction of the Republican Party stood for a demanding ideal of racial justice--and insisted that their party and nation live up to it. Here is a colorful, definitive account of their indelible accomplishment., A group biography of the activists who defended human rights and defined the Republican Party's greatest hour In 1862, the ardent abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison summarized the events that were tearing apart the United States: "There is a war because there was a Republican Party. There was a Republican Party because there was an Abolition Party. There was an Abolition Party because there was Slavery." Garrison's simple statement expresses the essential truths at the heart of LeeAnna Keith's When It Was Grand . Here is the full story, dramatically told, of the Radical Republicans--the champions of abolition who helped found a new political party and turn it toward the extirpation of slavery. Keith introduces us to the idealistic Massachusetts preachers and philanthropists, rugged Midwestern politicians, and African American activists who collaborated to protect escaped slaves from their captors, to create and defend black military regiments and win the contest for the soul of their party. Keith's fast-paced, deeply researched narrative gives us new perspective on figures ranging from Ralph Waldo Emerson and John Brown, to the gruff antislavery general John Fremont and his astute wife, Jessie Benton Fremont, and the radicals' sometime critic and sometime partner Abraham Lincoln. In the 1850s and 1860s, a powerful faction of the Republican Party stood for a demanding ideal of racial justice--and insisted that their party and nation live up to it. Here is a colorful, definitive account of their indelible accomplishment.
LC Classification Number
JK2356.K45 2020

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