Apostles of Equality: The Birneys, the Republicans, and the Civil War

Apostles of Equality: The Birneys, the Republicans, and the Civil War by D Laurence Rogers

SALE BOOK! D. Laurence Rogers offers a unique historiography of the abolition movement, the Civil War, and Reconstruction through the experiences of one family navigating momentous developments from the founding of the Republic until the late 19th century. The interaction of the Birneys with historical figures (Abraham Lincoln, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Henry Clay) highlights the significance of the family’s activities in politics and war. 

(Michigan State University Press, hardcover, 6” x 9”, 250 pages, 2011)