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- catalog abstract ""When Abraham Lincoln first met Harriet Beecher Stowe in the 1860s he greeted her by saying "So this is the little lady who started this big war"--Referring to her wildly popular and influential novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin, which had galvanized Northern opposition to slavery. He could have made similar comments about her brother, Henry Ward Beecher and, indeed, many of the eleven sons and daughters of the fiery Presbyterian minister and abolitionist, Lyman Beecher. In The Passionate Beechers, veteran journalist, biographer, and novelist Samuel Schreiner tells the true, larger-than-life story of the nineteenth century's most famous, influential, and controversial American family." "Revered by millions and reviled by millions more for their outspokenness, revolutionary thinking, and personal idiosyncracies, the Beechers seemed to be everywhere in American life. As Harriet's novels inspired the nation, Henry, Edward, Charles, and Thomas - all preachers - electrified their congregations with powerful sermons. Catharine crusaded for women's education, and James served as both commander and chaplain to his all-black regiment, the Thirty-fifth United States Colored Troops. The youngest daughter, Isabella, was a fiery leader of the women's suffrage movement and a spiritualist who received messages that she was related to Jesus and sent to rule the world. Virtually all of the Beechers were, like their father, accomplished writers whose ardent opinions were published in countless books, newspapers, and magazines - many of them published or edited by Beechers." "Like the Adamses before them and the Kennedys later on, the Beechers made a profound impact on American culture, an effect which can still be felt today. The Passionate Beechers tells the story of this exceptional family with an energy and enthusiasm worthy of the Beechers themselves."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12990261.
- catalog created "2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2003.".
- catalog description ""When Abraham Lincoln first met Harriet Beecher Stowe in the 1860s he greeted her by saying "So this is the little lady who started this big war"--Referring to her wildly popular and influential novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin, which had galvanized Northern opposition to slavery. He could have made similar comments about her brother, Henry Ward Beecher and, indeed, many of the eleven sons and daughters of the fiery Presbyterian minister and abolitionist, Lyman Beecher. In The Passionate Beechers, veteran journalist, biographer, and novelist Samuel Schreiner tells the true, larger-than-life story of the nineteenth century's most famous, influential, and controversial American family." "Revered by millions and reviled by millions more for their outspokenness, revolutionary thinking, and personal idiosyncracies, the Beechers seemed to be everywhere in American life. As Harriet's novels inspired the nation, Henry, Edward, Charles, and Thomas - all preachers - electrified their congregations with powerful sermons. Catharine crusaded for women's education, and James served as both commander and chaplain to his all-black regiment, the Thirty-fifth United States Colored Troops. The youngest daughter, Isabella, was a fiery leader of the women's suffrage movement and a spiritualist who received messages that she was related to Jesus and sent to rule the world. Virtually all of the Beechers were, like their father, accomplished writers whose ardent opinions were published in countless books, newspapers, and magazines - many of them published or edited by Beechers." "Like the Adamses before them and the Kennedys later on, the Beechers made a profound impact on American culture, an effect which can still be felt today. The Passionate Beechers tells the story of this exceptional family with an energy and enthusiasm worthy of the Beechers themselves."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 355-358) and index.".
- catalog description "Prelude: "Thanks to God, we's free" 1 -- 1 "The Chariot of Christ" 9 -- 2 "Up for the war" 22 -- 3 "No child prepared to die" 38 -- 4 "Beloved and affectionate children" 58 -- 5 "Oh, good Lord! Can we go through this?" 73 -- 6 "I will write something. I will if I live" 114 -- 7 "After all, what is a novel?" 149 -- 8 "This war is killing me" 189 -- 9 "Wait--wait--singing songs in the night" 232 -- 10 "I will not lie there" 295 -- 11 "In the flickering light of the dying embers" 335.".
- catalog extent "ix, 373 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0471414840 (alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons,".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "285.8/092/273 B 21".
- catalog subject "BX7260.B33 S33 2003".
- catalog subject "Beecher family.".
- catalog subject "Beecher, Lyman, 1775-1863.".
- catalog subject "Congregational churches United States Biography.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Prelude: "Thanks to God, we's free" 1 -- 1 "The Chariot of Christ" 9 -- 2 "Up for the war" 22 -- 3 "No child prepared to die" 38 -- 4 "Beloved and affectionate children" 58 -- 5 "Oh, good Lord! Can we go through this?" 73 -- 6 "I will write something. I will if I live" 114 -- 7 "After all, what is a novel?" 149 -- 8 "This war is killing me" 189 -- 9 "Wait--wait--singing songs in the night" 232 -- 10 "I will not lie there" 295 -- 11 "In the flickering light of the dying embers" 335.".
- catalog title "The passionate Beechers : a family saga of sanctity and scandal that changed America / Samuel A. Schreiner, Jr.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "text".