Apostles of equality : the Birneys, the Republicans, and the Civil War / D. Laurence Rogers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rogers, D. Laurence.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Abolitionists--United States--Biography.

Abolitionists.

Presidential candidates--United States--Biography.

Presidential candidates.

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

Antislavery movements.

United States--Politics and government--1815-1861.

United States.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.

Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )--History--19th century.

Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ).

Birney, James Gillespie, 1792-1857.

Birney, James Gillespie.

Burney family.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (338 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The first biographical account of the life of James Gillespie Birney in more than fifty years, this fabulously insightful history illuminates and elevates an all-but-forgotten figure whose political career contributed mightily to the American political fabric. Birney was a southern-born politician at the heart of the antislavery movement, with two southern-born sons who were major generals involved in key Union Army activities, including the leadership of the black troops. The interaction of the Birneys with historical figures (Abraham Lincoln, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Henry Clay) highlight

Contents:

pt. 1. The Birneys

pt. 2. The Republicans

pt. 3. The Civil War.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-62895-052-8

1-60917-233-7

OCLC:

778436392