The Good Man: The Civil War’s “Christian General” and His Fight for Racial Equality - Couverture souple

Weil, Gordon L.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1935496069 ISBN 13 : 9781935496069

Editeur : Arthur McAllister Publishers, Inc., 2013

Synopsis

Oliver Otis Howard was a graduate of Bowdoin College and West Point. He was a Civil War general, and a top commander under W.T. Sherman, and underwent a religious conversion to become “the Christian General.” Howard received the Medal of Honor after losing his arm in battle and received a special congressional commendation for his selection of the Gettysburg battlefield. General Howard headed the Freedmen’s Bureau and led post-Civil War Reconstruction, placing him in direct conflict with President Andrew Johnson. W.E.B. DuBois perhaps stated it best: “The most fortunate thing that Lincoln gave the [Freedmen’s] Bureau was its head, Oliver Howard. Howard ... was a good man. He was sympathetic and humane, and tried with endless application and desperate sacrifice to do a hard, thankless duty.” He also helped found African-American universities including Howard University in Washington, D.C., which bears his name.

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À propos de l'auteur

Gordon L. Weil has written or edited 16 books, including the story of Sears Roebuck. A Bowdoin College graduate, he received a Ph.D. from Columbia, an honorary doctorate from Niagara University and was a Phi Beta Kappa senator. He served as an international, U.S. Senate, and Maine official, as well as an energy consultant. He has written for several national publications and is a newspaper columnist.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Arthur McAllister Publishers, Inc.
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1935496069
• ISBN 13: 9781935496069
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 228
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• Personne responsable: non disponible