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A man on fire : the worlds of Thomas Wentworth Higginson / Douglas R. Egerton.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Egerton, Douglas R., author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911.
- Higginson, Thomas Wentworth.
- United States. Army. South Carolina Volunteers, 1st (1862-1864)--Biography.
- United States.
- Abolitionists--Massachusetts--Biography.
- Abolitionists.
- Social reformers--Massachusetts--Biography.
- Social reformers.
- Politicians--Massachusetts--Biography.
- Politicians.
- Poets, American--Biography.
- Poets, American.
- United States--Armed Forces--Officers--Biography.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Biography.
- Massachusetts--History--19th century.
- Massachusetts.
- Massachusetts--Biography.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (353 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024]
- Summary:
- Few American lives covered as much ground as that of Thomas Wentworth Higginson. Born to New England patriarchy in 1823, he lived almost to the outbreak of World War One. Militant abolitionist and member of Boston's Secret Six supporting John Brown's insurrection, he led one of the first all-Black volunteer regiments in South Carolina during the Civil War. Dedicated feminist, educational reformer, and crusading journalist, he openly embraced the term 'socialist.' He encouraged Emily Dickinson in her poetry-writing and became her editor and champion - which alone would have earned him a shot at immortality. Here's a biography that captures all of the facets of an American whirlwind.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Series
- A Man on Fire
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. "Launched upon the world": 1823-1841
- 2. "The rearing of a reformer": 1841-1849
- 3. "We all need action": 1849-1854
- 4. "War always educates men to itself": 1855-1857
- 5. "Always ready to invest in treason": 1857-1859
- 6. "Is there no such thing as honor among Confederates?": 1859-1860
- 7. "A fighting parson": 1861-1862
- 8. "Path of duty is the way to glory": 1862-1865
- 9. "The women's hour": 1865-1877
- 10. "The happiest day of my life": 1877-1888
- 11. "The crowning years": 1889-1911
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on September 9, 2024).
- ISBN:
- 0-19-755408-3
- 0-19-755406-7
- OCLC:
- 1472988742
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