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Forgotten Firebrand : James Redpath and the Making of Nineteenth-Century America /

The reformer James Redpath (1833-1891) was a focal figure in many of the key developments in nineteenth-century American political and cultural life. He befriended John Brown, Samuel Clemens, and Henry George and, toward the end of his life, was a ghostwriter for Jefferson Davis. He advocated for ab...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: McKivigan, John R., 1949-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2008.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • The roving editor
  • The crusader of freedom
  • Echoes of Harpers Ferry
  • Commissioner plenipotentiary for Haiti
  • The radical publisher
  • Abolitionizing the South
  • The Redpath Lyceum Bureau
  • Entertainment innovator
  • The adopted Irishman
  • Jefferson Davis's ghostwriter.