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Great Abolitionist: Charles Sumner and the Fight for a More Perfect Union
Great Abolitionist: Charles Sumner and the Fight for a More Perfect Union | Stephen Puleo
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The groundbreaking biography of a forgotten civil rights hero. In the tempestuous mid-19th century, as slavery consumed Congressional debate and America careened toward civil war and split apart-when the very future of the nation hung in the balance-Charles Sumner's voice rang strongest, bravest, and most unwavering. Where others preached compromise and moderation, he denounced slavery's evils to all who would listen and demanded that it be wiped out of existence. More than any other person of his era, he blazed the trail on the country's long, uneven, and ongoing journey toward realizing its full promise to become a more perfect union. Before and during the Civil War, at great personal sacrifice, Sumner was the conscience of the North and the most influential politician fighting for abolition. Throughout Reconstruction, no one championed the rights of emancipated people more than he did. Through the force of his words and his will, he moved America toward the twin goals of abolitionism and equal rights, which he fought for literally until the day he died. He laid the cornerstone arguments that civil rights advocates would build upon over the next century as the country strove to achieve equality among the races.The Great Abolitionist is the first major biography of Charles Sumner to be published in over 50 years. Acclaimed historian Stephen Puleo relates the story of one of the most influential non-presidents in American history with evocative and accessible prose, transporting readers back to an era when our leaders exhibited true courage and authenticity in the face of unprecedented challenges.
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Today, I‘m sharing my #weeklyfavorites. The book I finished this week was The Great Abolitionist which is a Netgalley ARC about a civil rights hero. I enjoyed this book which surprised me because I don‘t like learning about American History but this book was interesting. I liked how this one was written. It was slow in the beginning but it never felt dry or boring to me.

Read4life Thank you for sharing 💙 1w
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Here‘s my review for a book I just finished reading. American History isn‘t my favorite subject to learn about but I ended up enjoying this book anyway. Will I read more books about American History? I don‘t know but I liked the musical Hamilton on Disney Plus because they made American History fun.

Release date: 4/22/24

#netgalley #netgalleyarc #bookspinbingo

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1. My mom is on a cruise this week so I have the house to myself and I‘m watching the dog. It‘s okay because I like being by myself. I‘m going to take my dog for a walk every day, watch a livestream tomorrow afternoon that I registered for, watch The Masked Singer on Wednesday night and read.

2. This picture that I‘m showing here is from my bedroom window today.

3. I live in TX,USA. It‘s cloudy and cool.

4. Tagged

#motivationalmonday

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️❤️❤️ 2w
Read4life 💙💙💙 2w
Cupcake12 I love the Masked Singer, thanks for joining in. Great photo. Have a good week x 2w
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I read some more of this book tonight and I started coloring a new picture. I‘m using my Stylus Pen that I bought recently. I like it. I‘m having this book being read to me using Netgalley‘s Read Aloud feature. It‘s a robotic voice reading the book but it‘s great for nonfiction books. I was going to DNF this book but it‘s gotten good now. It‘s a nonfiction book but it‘s written like fiction.

#litsycrafters

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I started this book. I‘m not sure if I‘m going to like this book or not because I didn‘t like History class when I was in school. I thought it was boring. I still think American History is boring. This book is written like a fictional story. It doesn‘t seem like nonfiction. I‘m 60 pages into this but I don‘t feel invested yet. I‘m feeling bored. I‘m going to keep reading this but if it doesn‘t get better then I‘m going to stop reading.

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I was approved for another book I requested from St. Martin‘s Press.