Revised to include important new scholarship; James Brewer Stewart's eloquent survey of the abolitionist movement is also a superb analysis of how the antislavery movement reinforced and transformed the dominant features of pre-Civil War America. Revealing the wisdom and na veté of the crusaders' convictions and examining the social bases for their actions; Stewart demonstrates why; despite the ambiguity of its ultimate victory; abolition has left a profound imprint on our national memory.
#528821 in Books Joshua M Zeitz 2007-05-28 2007-05-28Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.20 x .74 x 5.80l; .98 #File Name: 080785798X296 pagesWhite Ethnic New York Jews Catholics and the Shaping of Postwar Politics
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Maybe of interest to someone somewhereBy B. TupperThis has the feel of a Ph.D. dissertation dressed up for general release. I bought it to get a better idea of where the author was going in an article I ran across. It was not helpful for the purpose. The information varies between too detailed and too general; lacking focus; with too many cliches; tautologies; and generalities. It is too simplistic for research and too scattered for general Reading. Maybe a foreigner too young to have a sense for American culture changes of the past half century would find some use in it.
