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"Liberty to the downtrodden" : Thomas L. Kane, romantic reformer / Matthew J. Grow.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Grow, Matthew J.
- Series:
- Lamar series in western history.
- The Lamar series in western history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Kane, Thomas L. (Thomas Leiper), 1822-1883.
- Kane, Thomas L.
- Kane, Thomas L. (Thomas Leiper), 1822-1883--Relations with Latter Day Saints.
- Utah Expedition (1857-1858).
- Utah Expedition.
- Latter Day Saints--West (U.S.)--History--19th century.
- Latter Day Saints.
- Latter Day Saint pioneers--Utah--History--19th century.
- Latter Day Saint pioneers.
- Latter Day Saint churches--United States--History--19th century.
- Latter Day Saint churches.
- Social reformers--United States--Biography.
- Social reformers.
- Abolitionists--United States--Biography.
- Abolitionists.
- Soldiers--United States--Biography.
- Soldiers.
- Utah--History--19th century.
- Utah.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (368 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven : Yale University Press, c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Thomas L. Kane (1822-1883), a crusader for antislavery, women's rights, and the downtrodden, rose to prominence in his day as the most ardent and persuasive defender of Mormons' religious liberty. Though not a Mormon, Kane sought to defend the much-reviled group from the "Holy War" waged against them by evangelical America. His courageous personal intervention averted a potentially catastrophic bloody conflict between federal troops and Mormon settlers in the now nearly forgotten Utah War of 1857-58. Drawing on extensive, newly available archives, this book is the first to tell the full story of Kane's extraordinary life. The book illuminates his powerful Philadelphia family, his personal life and eccentricities, his reform achievements, his place in Mormon history, and his career as a Civil War general. Further, the book revises previous understandings of nineteenth-century reform, showing how Kane and likeminded others fused Democratic Party ideology, anti-evangelicalism, and romanticism.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. Raising Kane
- 2. Europe
- 3. Beginnings of Reform
- 4. Meeting the Mormons
- 5. The Suffering Saints
- 6. Free Soil and Young America
- 7. Fugitive Slaves
- 8. Reforming Marriage
- 9. The Utah War, Act I
- 10. The Utah War, Act II
- 11. Honor, Reform, and War
- 12. Developing Kane
- 13. Anti-Anti-Polygamy
- Epilogue
- Appendix: Kane Family Chart
- Notes
- Index
- Notes:
- "Published with assistance from the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies"--T.p. verso.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-336) and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9786612352461
- 9786612089633
- 9781282352469
- 1282352466
- 9780300153262
- 0300153260
- 9781282089631
- 1282089633
- OCLC:
- 391208865
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