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PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-100385544006
ISBN-139780385544009
eBay Product ID (ePID)12038282241
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Book TitleZealot and the Emancipator : John Brown, Abraham Lincoln, and the Struggle for American Freedom
Number of Pages464 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicSlavery, United States / 19th Century, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Presidents & Heads of State, Historical
Publication Year2020
IllustratorYes
GenreSocial Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
AuthorH. W. Brands
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.4 in
Item Weight29 Oz
Item Length9.6 in
Item Width6.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2019-036370
Reviews"Featuring the riveting narrative sweep, sharp eye for detail, and original analysis we have come to expect from H. W. Brands, The Zealot and the Emancipator vividly illuminates the convulsive battles to fulfill the long-deferred American dream of freedom for all. Along the way, Brands makes thought-provoking connections between these two extraordinary men--a revolutionary and a president--that have eluded most historians for generations. Here is a book that deserves to become foundational reading for America's new reckoning with slavery, race, and racism." --Harold Holzer, author of The Presidents vs. the Press and winner of the Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize "Frederick Douglass appreciated both Abraham Lincoln, whom he deemed 'emphatically the black man's president,' and John Brown, whose zeal in the cause of black freedom he acknowledged 'was far greater than mine.' Similarly, H. W. Brands evenhandedly portrays both of those martyrs to African American freedom as they trod their separate and distinct paths toward the same goal. This volume is a worthy companion to Brands's earlier biographies of FDR, Benjamin Franklin, and other eminent Americans." --Michael Burlingame, author of Abraham Lincoln: A Life "Fascinating" -- The New York Times "Brands is a master storyteller. . . Brands uses original sources and narrative flair to illuminate how Brown's fierce moral clarity eventually forced Lincoln to confront the sins of slavery. The result is an informative, absorbing and heartbreaking American story, the reverberations of which are still felt today." --Booklist (starred) "Entertaining and insightful . . . Brands provides essential historical context and intriguing insights into both men's characters and decision-making. American history fans will be thrilled." --Publishers Weekly "An outstanding dual biography" --Kirkus Reviews (starred) "Brands skillfully lays out nuances in [Lincoln and Brown's] lives." --Booklist (starred) "A fascinating and wonderfully readable portrayal of the tensions between fiery militancy and determined but measured devotion in working toward a goal. Excellent for general readers, especially those with an interest in the Civil War." --Library Journal, "Featuring the riveting narrative sweep, sharp eye for detail, and original analysis we have come to expect from H. W. Brands, The Zealot and the Emancipator vividly illuminates the convulsive battles to fulfill the long-deferred American dream of freedom for all. Along the way, Brands makes thought-provoking connections between these two extraordinary men--a revolutionary and a president--that have eluded most historians for generations. Here is a book that deserves to become foundational reading for America's new reckoning with slavery, race, and racism." --Harold Holzer, author of The Presidents vs. the Press and winner of the Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize "Frederick Douglass appreciated both Abraham Lincoln, whom he deemed 'emphatically the black man's president,' and John Brown, whose zeal in the cause of black freedom he acknowledged 'was far greater than mine.' Similarly, H. W. Brands evenhandedly portrays both of those martyrs to African American freedom as they trod their separate and distinct paths toward the same goal. This volume is a worthy companion to Brands's earlier biographies of FDR, Benjamin Franklin, and other eminent Americans." --Michael Burlingame, author of Abraham Lincoln: A Life "Entertaining and insightful . . . Brands provides essential historical context and intriguing insights into both men's characters and decision-making. American history fans will be thrilled." --Publishers Weekly "An outstanding dual biography" --Kirkus Reviews (starred) "A fascinating and wonderfully readable portrayal of the tensions between fiery militancy and determined but measured devotion in working toward a goal. Excellent for general readers, especially those with an interest in the Civil War." --Library Journal
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal326/.80922 B
SynopsisFrom New York Times bestselling historian H. W. Brands, the epic struggle over slavery as embodied by John Brown and Abraham Lincoln, two men with radically different views on how moral people must act when their democracy countenances evil. From the acclaimed historian and bestselling author- a page-turning account of the epic struggle over slavery as embodied by John Brown and Abraham Lincoln-two men moved to radically different acts to confront our nation's gravest sin. John Brown was a charismatic and deeply religious man who heard the God of the Old Testament speaking to him, telling him to destroy slavery by any means. When Congress opened Kansas territory to slavery in 1854, Brown raised a band of followers to wage war. His men tore pro-slavery settlers from their homes and hacked them to death with broadswords. Three years later, Brown and his men assaulted the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, hoping to arm slaves with weapons for a race war that would cleanse the nation of slavery. Brown's violence pointed ambitious Illinois lawyer and former officeholder Abraham Lincoln toward a different solution to slavery- politics. Lincoln spoke cautiously and dreamed big, plotting his path back to Washington and perhaps to the White House. Yet his caution could not protect him from the vortex of violence Brown had set in motion. After Brown's arrest, his righteous dignity on the way to the gallows led many in the North to see him as a martyr to liberty. Southerners responded with anger and horror to a terrorist being made into a saint. Lincoln shrewdly threaded the needle between the opposing voices of the fractured nation and won election as president. But the time for moderation had passed, and Lincoln's fervent belief that democracy could resolve its moral crises peacefully faced its ultimate test. The Zealot and the Emancipator is the thrilling account of how two American giants shaped the war for freedom., From the acclaimed historian and bestselling author: a page-turning account of t he epic struggle over slavery as embodied by John Brown and Abraham Lincoln--two men moved to radically different acts to confront our nation's gravest sin. John Brown was a charismatic and deeply religious man who heard the God of the Old Testament speaking to him, telling him to destroy slavery by any means. When Congress opened Kansas territory to slavery in 1854, Brown raised a band of followers to wage war. His men tore pro-slavery settlers from their homes and hacked them to death with broadswords. Three years later, Brown and his men assaulted the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, hoping to arm slaves with weapons for a race war that would cleanse the nation of slavery. Brown's violence pointed ambitious Illinois lawyer and former officeholder Abraham Lincoln toward a different solution to slavery: politics. Lincoln spoke cautiously and dreamed big, plotting his path back to Washington and perhaps to the White House. Yet his caution could not protect him from the vortex of violence Brown had set in motion. After Brown's arrest, his righteous dignity on the way to the gallows led many in the North to see him as a martyr to liberty. Southerners responded with anger and horror to a terrorist being made into a saint. Lincoln shrewdly threaded the needle between the opposing voices of the fractured nation and won election as president. But the time for moderation had passed, and Lincoln's fervent belief that democracy could resolve its moral crises peacefully faced its ultimate test. The Zealot and the Emancipator is the thrilling account of how two American giants shaped the war for freedom.
LC Classification NumberE451.B795 2020
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- 21. Dez. 2021
I was able to catch up of the events in Kansas pre civil war.
A good book to read. Well bound. Cokmfortqble print.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
