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- catalog abstract "One of the most controversial figures in nineteenth-century American history, Thaddeus Stevens is best remembered for his role as congressional leader of the radical Republicans and as a chief architect of Reconstruction. Long painted by historians as a vindictive "dictator of Congress," out to punish the South at the behest of big business and his own ego, Stevens receives a more balanced treatment in Hans L. Trefousse's biography, which portrays him as an impassioned orator, an indefatigable advocate of racial equality, and a leader in the struggle against slavery. Trefousse addresses the riddle of Stevens's personality - his seeming harshness toward his foes, his kindness toward the poor and powerless, his stern manner and biting sarcasm - and explores the motivations for this leader's lifelong commitment to racial equality. He offers a fascinating portrait of the man whose impassioned opposition to slavery helped move his more moderate congressional colleagues toward the implementation of egalitarianism.".
- catalog contributor b10264095.
- catalog coverage "United States History 1849-1877.".
- catalog created "c1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "c1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1997.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "One of the most controversial figures in nineteenth-century American history, Thaddeus Stevens is best remembered for his role as congressional leader of the radical Republicans and as a chief architect of Reconstruction. Long painted by historians as a vindictive "dictator of Congress," out to punish the South at the behest of big business and his own ego, Stevens receives a more balanced treatment in Hans L. Trefousse's biography, which portrays him as an impassioned orator, an indefatigable advocate of racial equality, and a leader in the struggle against slavery. Trefousse addresses the riddle of Stevens's personality - his seeming harshness toward his foes, his kindness toward the poor and powerless, his stern manner and biting sarcasm - and explores the motivations for this leader's lifelong commitment to racial equality. He offers a fascinating portrait of the man whose impassioned opposition to slavery helped move his more moderate congressional colleagues toward the implementation of egalitarianism.".
- catalog description "Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1: New England youth -- 2: Rising Pennsylvania lawyer -- 3: Budding politician -- 4: Legislative leader -- 5: Anti-Mason in trouble -- 6: Reluctant coalitionist -- 7: Antislavery Whig -- 8: Emerging Republican -- 9: Unionist advocate -- 10: War leader -- 11: Republican firebrand -- 12: Radical of radicals -- 13: Lincoln's critic and eulogist -- 14: Radical reconstructionist -- 15: Fugleman of the Joint Committee -- 16: Leader of the thirty-ninth congress -- 17: Thwarted congressional manager -- 18: Archfoe of the president -- 19: Defeated radical -- 20: Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.".
- catalog extent "xiii, 312 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Thaddeus Stevens.".
- catalog identifier "080782335X (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Thaddeus Stevens.".
- catalog isPartOf "Civil War America".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "c1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press,".
- catalog relation "Thaddeus Stevens.".
- catalog spatial "United States History 1849-1877.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "328.73/092 B 20".
- catalog subject "E415.9.S84 T74 1997".
- catalog subject "Legislators United States Biography.".
- catalog subject "Stevens, Thaddeus, 1792-1868.".
- catalog subject "United States. Congress. House Biography.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1: New England youth -- 2: Rising Pennsylvania lawyer -- 3: Budding politician -- 4: Legislative leader -- 5: Anti-Mason in trouble -- 6: Reluctant coalitionist -- 7: Antislavery Whig -- 8: Emerging Republican -- 9: Unionist advocate -- 10: War leader -- 11: Republican firebrand -- 12: Radical of radicals -- 13: Lincoln's critic and eulogist -- 14: Radical reconstructionist -- 15: Fugleman of the Joint Committee -- 16: Leader of the thirty-ninth congress -- 17: Thwarted congressional manager -- 18: Archfoe of the president -- 19: Defeated radical -- 20: Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.".
- catalog title "Thaddeus Stevens : nineteenth-century egalitarian / Hans Louis Trefousse.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "text".