Throughout the Civil War era; no other white American spoke more powerfully against slavery and for the ideals of racial democracy than did Wendell Phillips. Nationally famous as "abolition's golden trumpet;" Phillips became the North's most widely hailed public lecturer; even though he espoused ideas most regarded as deeply threatening -- the abolition of slavery; equality among races and classes; and women's rights. James Brewer Stewart's study resolves this seeming paradox by showing how Phillips came to possess such extraordinary rhetorical gifts; how he used them to shape the politics of his times; and how he rooted them in his upbringing; marriage; and personal relationships.
#3780031 in Books Louisiana State Univ Pr 1991-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.50 x 6.50 x 1.00l; #File Name: 0807116149328 pages
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