In Pursuit of Justice : The Life of John Albion Andrew /

"Widely known as the "poor man's lawyer" in antebellum Boston, John Albion Andrew (1818-1867) was involved in nearly every cause and case that advanced social and racial justice in Boston in the years preceding the Civil War. Inspired by the legacies of John Quincy Adams and Ralp...

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Autor principal: Engle, Stephen Douglas (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amherst and Boston : University of Massachusetts Press, [2023]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Andrew, John A. > (John Albion), > 1818-1867.
Antislavery movements > Massachusetts > Boston > History > 19th century.
Racial justice > Massachusetts > Boston.
Abolitionists > Massachusetts > Boston > Biography.
Lawyers > Massachusetts > Boston > Biography.
Lawyers > United States > Biography.
Massachusetts > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Windham origins
  • Bowdoin college years
  • The poor man's lawyer
  • Mexico will poison us
  • On the right side of God
  • The republican tide
  • The radical champion
  • Republican star rising
  • The governorship
  • The man for the hour
  • A grand era has dawned
  • Communities at war
  • The politics of command
  • The lord is marching on
  • The longest winter
  • Emancipation
  • Slaves no more
  • Opening the eyes of the North and South
  • The promise of winter
  • This justice
  • Thirteenth amendment
  • Last months in the state house
  • Working for the ages
  • Post-war Yankee
  • Epilogue : blessed servant leader.

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