| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 520 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Windham origins -- Bowdoin college years -- The poor man's lawyer -- Mexico will poison us -- On the right side of God -- The republican tide -- The radical champion -- Republican star rising -- The governorship -- The man for the hour -- A grand era has dawned -- Communities at war -- The politics of command -- The lord is marching on -- The longest winter -- Emancipation -- Slaves no more -- Opening the eyes of the North and South -- The promise of winter -- This justice -- Thirteenth amendment -- Last months in the state house -- Working for the ages -- Post-war Yankee -- Epilogue : blessed servant leader |
| Summary |
"Widely known as the "poor man's lawyer" in antebellum Boston, John Albion Andrew (1818-1867) was involved in nearly every cause and case that advanced social and racial justice in Boston in the years preceding the Civil War. Inspired by the legacies of John Quincy Adams and Ralph Waldo Emerson, and mentored by Charles Sumner, Andrew devoted himself to the battle for equality. By day, he fought to protect those condemned to the death penalty, women seeking divorce, and fugitives ensnared by the Fugitive Slave Law. By night, he coordinated logistics and funding for the Underground Railroad as it ferried enslaved African Americans northward. In this revealing and accessible biography, Stephen D. Engle traces Andrew's life and legacy, giving this important, but largely forgotten, figure his due. Rising to national prominence during the Civil War years as the governor of Massachusetts, Andrew raised the African American regiment known as the Glorious 54th and rallied thousands of soldiers to the Union cause. Upon his sudden death in 1867, a correspondent for Harper's Weekly wrote, "Not since the news came of Abraham Lincoln's death were so many hearts truly smitten.""-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 30, 2023) |
| Subject |
Andrew, John A. (John Albion), 1818-1867.
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| SUBJECT |
Andrew, John A. (John Albion), 1818-1867. fast (OCoLC)fst00171139 |
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Lawyers -- United States -- Biography
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Lawyers -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Biography
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Abolitionists -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Biography
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Racial justice -- Massachusetts -- Boston
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Antislavery movements -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- History -- 19th century
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HISTORY / General
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Abolitionists.
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Antislavery movements.
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Lawyers.
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Racial justice.
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Massachusetts -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85081935
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Massachusetts.
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Massachusetts -- Boston.
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United States.
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Biographies.
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History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2023013419 |
| ISBN |
168575032X |
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9781685750329 |
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