"Liberty to the Downtrodden": Thomas L. Kane, Romantic Reformer (The Lamar Series in Western History)
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (594 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0300136102 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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Thoms L. Kane, "Liberty to the Downtrodden." Loretta D. Brown Quick Delivery. It's a nicely written book. I bought it because my GG Grandfather was a Lieutenant under Thomas Kane at Gettysburg. Interesting bits of history.. The Definitive Biography of Thomas L. Kane J. Watkins Matt Grow's impressive biography, "Liberty to the Downtrodden": Thomas L. Kane, Romantic Reformer, captures the life of a little-known nineteenth-century reformer and, in the process, illuminates understudied and misunderstood aspects of nineteenth-century American culture. Grow organized his work, now the definitive text on Kane, chronologically and thematically, emphasizing Kane's reform efforts while sufficiently outlining other aspects of Kan. A man who used his wealth and position to help those he considered in need of his gifts Throughout the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons) the story has been one of persecution and misunderstanding with much of the public only knowing vague ideas about the Church and its members. Since World War II the story has been somewhat different as the Church has spread throughout the world and people have come to know Mormons as neighbors, co-workers, friends, and relatives. But during the time immediatel
Kane (18221883), 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. Thomas L. 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.. 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 185758. Drawing on extensive, newly available archives, this book is the first to tell the full story of Kane’s extraordinary life
Lamar, editor of The New Encyclopedia of the American West. Grow illuminates the story of Thomas L. "Grow's book is an enjoyable and enlightening readin Grow's account, Kane's life comes alive, as does the wider context of Kane's America, particularly the mid-Atlantic region." - Susanna Morrill, Reviews in American History"Though Grow is a careful and exacting scholar, he is also a gifted writer, drawing us into Kane's life such that we feel Kane's motivations and passion. Kane, one of the most complex and intense social reformers to hurdle into the wilderness of the American West. Turner, Religion and American History "With graceful prose and mastery of the