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Schreiner, Samuel A. The Passionate Beechers: A Family Saga of Sanctity and Scandal That Changed America
Wiley 2003 0471414840 / 9780471414841 Hardcover Fine Fine Hardcover
New. Fine in publisher's boards in like dust jacket. Available in our UK premises for prompt dispatch worldwide....fascinating family saga." (Church Times, 16 May 2004) "...poignantly captures the highs and lows of a family often in the public eye." (Library Journal, September 15, 2003)... "...poignantly captures the highs and lows of a family often in the public eye." -- Library Journal, September 15, 2003... "...fascinating family saga." (Church Times, 16 May 2004) ... In this lively family portrait of the children of preacher Lyman Beecher (1775-1863), journalist and author Schreiner (Henry Clay Frick) uses a novelistic format to capture the drama of one of America's most influential families. In terms of influence power, and controversy, the Beechers were the 19th century's equivalent of the Kennedy family. As outspoken abolitionists, feminists, and religious and educational reformers they played a key role in shaping the country. The family included novelist Harriet Beecher Stowe and abolitionist preacher Henry Ward Beecher, but there were other notable offspring as well: Catharine., an educational reformer and controversial writer, Isabella. a well-known feminist; and James, a Union general in command of the former black regiment, made up of former staves. Written for a general audience, the book brings the Beechers to life through the liberal use of correspondence, memoirs and firsthand accounts. He poignantly captures the highs and lows of a family often in the public eye. Recommended for all American history collections. -Robert Flatley, Kutztown Univ. of Pennsylvania (Library Journal, September 15, 2003) ... "...fascinating family saga." (Church Times, 16 May 2004) ... "...poignantly captures the highs and lows of a family often in the public eye." (Library Journal, September 15, 2003)
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