Thaddeus Stevens: Nineteenth-century EgalitarianOne of the most controversial figures in nineteenth-century Thaddeus Stevens is best remembered for his role as congressional leader of the radical Republicans and as a chief architect of Reconstruction. Long painted by historians as a vindictive "dictato |
Contents
NEW ENGLAND YOUTH | 1 |
RISING PENNSYLVANIA LAWYER | 10 |
BUDDING POLITICIAN | 24 |
LEGISLATIVE LEADER | 37 |
ANTIMASON IN TROUBLE | 48 |
RELUCTANT COALITIONIST | 62 |
ANTISLAVERY WHIG | 73 |
EMERGING REPUBLICAN | 87 |
LINCOLNS CRITIC AND EULOGIST | 150 |
RADICAL RECONSTRUCTION | 161 |
FUGLEMAN OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE | 174 |
LEADER OF THE THIRTYNINTH CONGRESS | 189 |
THWARTED CONGRESSIONAL MANAGER | 200 |
ARCHFOE OF THE PRESIDENT | 210 |
DEFEATED RADICAL | 224 |
EPILOGUE | 239 |
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