Liberty to the Downtrodden: Thomas L. Kane, Romantic Reformer Contributor(s): Grow, Matthew J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0300136102 ISBN-13: 9780300136104 Publisher: Yale University Press
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: February 2009 Click for more in this series: Lamar Series in Western History |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Philosophers - Religion | Christianity - Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints (mormon) - History | United States - 19th Century |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2008035043 |
Series: Lamar Series in Western History |
Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" L (1.49 lbs) 370 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Mormonism/Lds - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Thomas L. Kane (1822-1883), a crusader for antislavery, women's rights, and the downtrodden, rose to prominence in his day as the most ardent and persuasive defender of Mormons' religious liberty. Though not a Mormon, Kane sought to defend the much-reviled group from the "Holy War" waged against them by evangelical America. His courageous personal intervention averted a potentially catastrophic bloody conflict between federal troops and Mormon settlers in the now nearly forgotten Utah War of 1857-58.
Drawing on extensive, newly available archives, this book is the first to tell the full story of Kane's extraordinary life. The book illuminates his powerful Philadelphia family, his personal life and eccentricities, his reform achievements, his place in Mormon history, and his career as a Civil War general. Further, the book revises previous understandings of nineteenth-century reform, showing how Kane and likeminded others fused Democratic Party ideology, anti-evangelicalism, and romanticism. |
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