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- catalog abstract ""An outspoken abolitionist, a founder of the Free Soil and Republican parties, and a leading member of the U.S. Senate for more than twenty years, Charles Sumner (1811-1874) has always figured prominently in histories of the American Civil War. For the most part, however, he has been depicted as a psychologically troubled extremist, a fanatical opponent of slavery whose self-righteousness was matched only by his arrogance." "This book challenges that long-standing view, offering in its stead the portrait of a man animated more by principle than by impulse or ambition. According to the author, Sumner's reform-minded politics, including his fervent commitment to put an end to slavery, must be understood in the context of a young nation still struggling to live up to the Enlightenment ideals embraced by its founders and embodied in its Constitution." "Focusing on the first forty years of Sumner's life, before he took public office, the volume traces the evolution of his character and thought among Boston's cultural elite."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12296724.
- catalog coverage "Boston (Mass.) Intellectual life 19th century.".
- catalog coverage "United States Politics and government 1815-1861.".
- catalog created "c2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "c2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2001.".
- catalog description ""An outspoken abolitionist, a founder of the Free Soil and Republican parties, and a leading member of the U.S. Senate for more than twenty years, Charles Sumner (1811-1874) has always figured prominently in histories of the American Civil War. For the most part, however, he has been depicted as a psychologically troubled extremist, a fanatical opponent of slavery whose self-righteousness was matched only by his arrogance."".
- catalog description ""This book challenges that long-standing view, offering in its stead the portrait of a man animated more by principle than by impulse or ambition. According to the author, Sumner's reform-minded politics, including his fervent commitment to put an end to slavery, must be understood in the context of a young nation still struggling to live up to the Enlightenment ideals embraced by its founders and embodied in its Constitution." "Focusing on the first forty years of Sumner's life, before he took public office, the volume traces the evolution of his character and thought among Boston's cultural elite."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Based on the author's dissertation.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 395-408) and index.".
- catalog description "Part I: "O! for some retreat where the mind & not its appetites can be fed" -- Father and son -- The jurist -- The grand tour -- De Profundis -- Part 2: "Be not atticus" -- The true grandeur of civilization -- "The vinegar of party" -- Revolution -- "Dies IrÆ" -- "Bound for Washington."".
- catalog extent "xv, 422 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Young Charles Sumner and the legacy of the American Enlightenment, 1811-1851.".
- catalog identifier "155849300X (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Young Charles Sumner and the legacy of the American Enlightenment, 1811-1851.".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "c2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press,".
- catalog relation "Young Charles Sumner and the legacy of the American Enlightenment, 1811-1851.".
- catalog spatial "Boston (Mass.) Intellectual life 19th century.".
- catalog spatial "United States Politics and government 1815-1861.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "973.5/092 21".
- catalog subject "Antislavery movements United States History.".
- catalog subject "E415.9.S9 T39 2001".
- catalog subject "Enlightenment United States.".
- catalog subject "Free Soil Party (U.S.)".
- catalog subject "Legislators United States Biography.".
- catalog subject "Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 Childhood and youth.".
- catalog subject "Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 Political and social views.".
- catalog subject "Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874.".
- catalog subject "United States. Congress. Senate Biography.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Part I: "O! for some retreat where the mind & not its appetites can be fed" -- Father and son -- The jurist -- The grand tour -- De Profundis -- Part 2: "Be not atticus" -- The true grandeur of civilization -- "The vinegar of party" -- Revolution -- "Dies IrÆ" -- "Bound for Washington."".
- catalog title "Young Charles Sumner and the legacy of the American Enlightenment, 1811-1851 / Anne-Marie Taylor.".
- catalog type "text".