{"product_id":"thaddeus-stevens-civil-war-revolutionary-fighter-for-racial-justice-paperback","title":"Thaddeus Stevens: Civil War Revolutionary, Fighter for Racial Justice - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBruce Levine\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \"powerful\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e) biography of one of the 19th century's greatest statesmen, encompassing his decades-long fight against slavery and his postwar struggle to bring racial justice to America.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThaddeus Stevens was among the first to see the Civil War as an opportunity for a second American revolution--a chance to remake the country as a genuine multiracial democracy. As one of the foremost abolitionists in Congress in the years leading up to the war, he was a leader of the young Republican Party's radical wing, fighting for anti-slavery and anti-racist policies long before party colleagues like Abraham Lincoln endorsed them. These policies--including welcoming black men into the Union's armies--would prove crucial to the Union war effort. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuring the Reconstruction era that followed, Stevens demanded equal civil and political rights for Black Americans--rights eventually embodied in the 14th and 15th amendments. But while Stevens in many ways pushed his party--and America--towards equality, he also championed ideas too radical for his fellow Congressmen ever to support, such as confiscating large slaveholders' estates and dividing the land among those who had been enslaved. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThaddeus Stevens\u003c\/i\u003e, acclaimed historian Bruce Levine has written a \"vital\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e), \"compelling\" (James McPherson) biography of one of the most visionary statesmen of the 19th century and a forgotten champion for racial justice in America.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBruce Levine is the bestselling author of four books on the Civil War era, including \u003ci\u003eThe Fall of the House of Dixie \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eConfederate Emancipation\u003c\/i\u003e, which received the Peter Seaborg Award for Civil War Scholarship and was named one of the top ten works of nonfiction of its year by \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a professor emeritus of history at the University of Illinois\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978570236205,"sku":"9781476793382","price":20.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/RElFMXExZWg1ZFg3bDZER2FCeXRwZz09.webp?v=1775805881","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/thaddeus-stevens-civil-war-revolutionary-fighter-for-racial-justice-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}