Charles Sumner and the Coming of the Civil War

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961. 416, illus., index, DJ worn and soiled: small tears, small pieces missing. Charles Sumner was an organizer of the antislavery Whigs, a founder of the Republican party, and the outstanding antislavery spokesman in the Senate during the 1850's. Preston Brooks' assault upon Sumner in the Senate chamber in 1856 may be regarded as the first blow of the Civil War. Condition: very good, fair.

Keywords: Civil War, Charles Sumner, Charles Adams, Abolitionists, Antislavery, Republic Party, Preston Brooks, Whig Party, Salmon Chase

[Book #3786]

Price: $40.00

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