The Great Abolitionist: Charles Sumner and the Fight for a More Perfect Union

by Stephen Puleo

Book Overview

The groundbreaking biography of a forgotten civil rights hero.

In the tempestuous mid-19th century, as slavery consumed Congressional debate and America careened toward civil war and split apart-when the very future of the nation hung in the balance-Charles Sumner's voice rang strongest, bravest, and most unwavering. Where others preached compromise and moderation, he denounced slavery's evils to all who would listen and demanded...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250276276
• ISBN13: 9781250276278
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.4" x 9.3"