The republic of violence : the tormented rise of abolition in Andrew Jackson's America / J. D. Dickey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dickey, Jeff, author.

Contributor:

James Lader Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century.

Antislavery movements.

Political violence--United States--19th century.

Political violence.

United States--History--1815-1861.

United States.

Genre:

History.

HISTORY / United States / 19th CenturyĤISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)ŜOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 376 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Edition:

First Pegasus Books edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Pegasus Books, Ltd., 2022.

Summary:

"The 1830s were the most violent time in American history outside of war. Men battled each other in the streets in ethnic and religious conflicts, gangs of party henchmen rioted at the ballot box, and assault and murder were common enough as to seem unremarkable. The president who presided over the era, Andrew Jackson, was himself a duelist and carried lead in his body from previous gunfights. The principal targets of mob violence were abolitionists and black citizens, who had begun to question the foundation of the U.S. economy -- chattel slavery -- and demand an end to it. Led by figures like William Lloyd Garrison and James Forten, the anti-slavery movement grew from a small band of committed activists to a growing social force that attracted new followers in the hundreds, and enemies in the thousands... J.D. Dickey reveals the stories of these Black and white men and women persevered against such threats to demand that all citizens be given the chance for freedom and liberty embodied in the Declaration of Independence."-- provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: One. Roll, Lava Tide

Two. Weapons of Light and Truth

Three. The Other Confederacy

Four. Tried as By Fire

Five. The Incubus

Six. The Torch of Disaffections

Seven. Laying on Violent Hands

Eight. Trojan Wars

Nine. The Whole Armor of God

Ten. Stagger Them Greatly

Eleven. Heart Burnings

Twelve. The World Upside Down.

Notes:

Includes bibliographic references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Lader Fund.

ISBN:

9781643139289

1643139282

OCLC:

1259046797

Publisher Number:

99991269260