{"product_id":"from-disunionism-to-the-brink-of-war-9780674526631","title":"From Disunionism to the Brink of War","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDespite provocation, Garrison was a proponent of nonresistance during this period, though he continued to advocate the emancipation of slaves. Set against a background of wide-ranging travels throughout the western U.S. and of family affairs back home in Boston, these letters make a distinctive contribution to antebellum life and thought.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnti-slavery scholars ought to be grateful once again for the exceeding care and scholarship which have gone into this publication. It provides us with another perspective on America's sole genius of reform agitation, a truly noble figure for all his personal quirks and growing mellowness with the passage of time. * Civil War History *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEditorial Statement   Abbreviations and Short Titles    I. THE YEAR OF THE COMPROMISE--THE FUGITIVE SLAVE ACT AND ITS AFTERMATH: 1850-1851   To Samuel J. May, January 13, 1850  To Helen E. Garrison, May 7, 1850  To the Editor of the New York Tribune, May 13, 1850  To the Editor of the Boston Transcript, May 17, 1850  To the Editor of the Boston Transcript, May 31, 1850  To Sydney Howard Gay, June 21, 1850  To Sydney Howard Gay, June 24, 1850  To Sydney Howard Gay, July 2, 1850  To Samuel May, Jr., July 16, 1850  To Elizabeth Mountfort, July 19, 1850  To James Brown Syme, August 9, 1850  To Samuel May, Jr., September 6, 1850  To an Unidentified Correspondent, September 27, 1850  To Samuel J. May, October 7, 1850  To William Rathbone, October 17, 1850  To the Editor of the Times, November 1, 1850  To Francis Jackson, December 31, 1850  To Wendell Phillips, January, 1851  To Drs. William Clark and\tPorter, January 23, 1851  To George Thompson Garrison, February 18, 1851  To Whom It May Concern, March 4, 1851  To Abby Kelley Foster, March 25, 1851  To Abby Kelley Foster, April 6, 1851  To George Thompson Garrison, June 10, 1851  To Elizabeth Pease, June 23, 1851  To Samuel May, Jr., July 16, 1851  To Adin Ballou, July 24, 1851  To Abby Kelley Foster, August 12, 1851  To Samuel May, Jr., August 19, 1851  To an Unnamed Correspondent, August 23, 1851  To the Editor of the London Morning Advertiser, September 19, 1851  To Sydney Howard Gay, September 27, 1851  To Adeline Roberts, September 27, 1851  To J. Miller MeKim, October 4, 1851    II. KOSSUTH IN THE UNITED STATES: 1852   To Caroline C. Thayer, January 5, 1852  To Louis Kossuth, February, 1852  To Benjamin Fish, February 20, 1852  To Samuel J. May, March 23, 1852  To George Thompson Garrison, June 17, 1852  To J. Miller MeKim, July 18, 1852  To Samuel May, Jr., July 19, 1852  To Samuel May, Jr., July 22, 1852  To Anne W. Weston, August 14, 1852  To Samuel May, Jr., August 27, 1852  To Samuel J. May, September 7, 1852  To Adeline Roberts, September 14, 1852  To Samuel J. May, September 16, 1852  To Samuel J. May, September 27, 1852  To Joseph A. Dugdale, October 16, 1852  To D. P. Harmon, October 16, 1852  To Adeline Roberts, October 16, 1852    III. CONVENTIONS AND TRIPS WEST: 1853   To Lydia Maria Child, January 20, 1853  To Thomas Wentworth Higginson, February 1, 1853  To J. Miller MeKim, March 19, 1853  To Helen E. Garrison, April 18, 1853  To Joseph A. Dugdale, May 19, 1853  To Friends of the American Anti-Slavery Society, May 30, 1853  To Samuel J. May, May 31, 1853  To Wendell Phillips, June 25, 1853  To Sydney Howard Gay?, July 25, 1853  To Adeline Roberts, August 26, 1853  To the Abolitionists of the United States, August 29, 1853  To Helen E. Garrison, September 5, 1853  To Samuel May, Jr., September 17, 1853  To Samuel J. May, September 17, 1853  To Sarah H. Earle, September 20, 1853  To Samuel J. May, September 23, 1853  To Caroline C. Thayer, October 3, 1853   To J. M. W. Yerrinton, October 3, 1853  To Helen E. Garrison, October 8, 1853  To Helen E. Garrison, October 10, 1853  To Helen E. Garrison, October 15, 1853  To Helen E. Garrison, October 17, 1853  To John P. Hale, November 10, 1853  To Samuel J. May, November 22, 1853  To Francis Jackson, November 27, 1853  To Wendell Phillips, November 27, 1853  To Harriet Beecher Stowe, November 30, 1853    IV. THE KANSAS-NEBRASKA ACT--THE CONFLICT INTENSIFIES: 1854   To Henry Wigham, Jr., January 1, 1854  To Caroline C. Thayer, January 13, 1854  To Helen E. Garrison, February 16, 1854  To Parker Pillsbury, March 21, 1854  To Charlotte Newell, April 7, 1854  To Robert Purvis, April 9, 1854  To Sydney Howard Gay, April 21, 1854  To Robert Purvis, April 21, 1854  To an Unknown Correspondent, April 21, 1854  To Caroline C. Thayer, June 20, 1854  To Charles Sumner, June 27, 1854  To H. I. Bowditch, July 13, 1854  To Caroline C. Thayer, August 6, 1854  To Caroline C. Thayer, August 10, 1854  To Charlotte Newell, August 19, 1854  To Mary Estlin, August 27, 1854  To Samuel J. May, September 1, 1854  To Lucy Stone, September 1, 1854  To Samuel J. May, September 11, 1854  To Lucy Stone, September 11, 1854  To Samuel J. May, September 24, 1854  To Thomas Davis, October 6, 1854  To Francis Jackson, October 9, 1854  To Helen E. Garrison, October 19, 1854  To Caroline C. Thayer, December 25, 1854    V. THE RADICALIZATION OF MASSACHUSETTS--WARFARE IN KANSAS: 1855   To Edwin Barrows, January 1, 1855  To Oliver Johnson, February 7, 1855  To J. M. W. Yerrinton, February 20, 1855  To Oliver Johnson, February 23, 1855  To J. M. W. Yerrinton, March 22, 1855  To Joshua B. Smith, March 23, 1855  To James N. Buffum, May 18, 1855  To Oliver Johnson, June 4, 1855  To Helen E. Garrison, June 15, 1855  To William Lloyd Garrison, Jr., June 19, 1855  To Wendell Phillips, June 26, 1855  To Ellis Gray Loring, August 13, 1855  To Elizabeth Buffum Chace, September 6, 1855  To Charles F. 1-lovey, September 15, 1855  To E. A. Webb, September 25, 1855  To Francis Jackson, October 11, 1855  To Adeline Roberts, October 18, 1855  To Samuel J. May, October 26, 1855  To Eliza Frances Eddy, November 3, 1855  To Anne \\V. Weston, November 3, 1855  To Francis Jackson, November 3, 1855  To Francis Jackson. November 4, 1855  To Anne W. Weston, November 6, 1855  To Dr. Samuel G. Howe, and Others, Committee, November 12, 1855  To Maria W. Chapman, November 24, 1855  To Harriet Martineau, December 4, 1855  To Samuel Aaron, December 7, 1855    VI. THE ATTACK UPON SUMNER AND THE CANDIDACY OF FREMONT: 1856   To Graceanna Lewis, January 4, 1856  To Samuel J. May, January 27, 1856  To Helen E. Garrison, February 10, 1856  To Helen E. Garrison, February 12, 1856  To Maria W. Chapman, March 11, 1856 [?]  To the Editor of the Anti-Slavery Advocate, March 18, 1856  To Samuel Aaron, March 21, 1856  To Samuel J. May, March 21, 1856  To Austin Steward, June, 1856  To William Lloyd Garrison, Jr., June, 1856  To the Editor of the Boston Evening Transcript, June 17, 1856  To Theodore Parker, July 2, 1856  To Samuel May, Jr., July 15, 1856  To Samuel May, Jr., August 1, 1856  To Ann R. Bramhall, August 8, 1856  To Theodore Parker, September 5, 1856  To an Unknown Correspondent, October 11, 1856  To J. Miller McKim, October 14, 1856  To Elmina K. Roberts, November 4, 1856  To Elizabeth Buffum Chace, November 7, 1856  To Miss Roberts, November 18, 1856  To Ralph Waldo Emerson, November 20, 1856  To Helen E. Garrison, December 17, 1856    VII. INTENSIFIED CALLS FOR DISUNION: 1857   To Theodore Tilton, January 17, 1857  To Francis Jackson, February, 1857  To Lydia Maria Child, February 6, 1857  To Helen E. Garrison, February 8, 1857  To Helen E. Garrison, February 9, 1857  To Helen E. Garrison, February 12, 1857  To Helen E. Garrison, February 17, 1857  To Helen E. Garrison, February 18, 1857  To Helen E. Garrison, February 19, 1857  To Helen E. Garrison, February 21, 1857  To John Burt, February 26, 1857  To Helen E. Garrison, May 13, 1857  To Helen E. Garrison, May 18, 1857  To William Lloyd Garrison, Jr., May 23, 1857  To Several Friends, June 18, 1857  To Susan B. Anthony, June 19, 1857  To M. J. Sheehy, June-July, 1857  To the Antislavery Men and Women of the North, July 8, 1857  To Elizabeth Buffum Chace, July 13, 1857  To Elizabeth Buffum Chace, July 15, 1857  To an Unknown Correspondent, July 20, 1857  To Maria W. Chapman, July 23, 1857  To Wendell Phillips Garrison, July 23, 1857  To J. M. Hawks, July 24, 1857  To F. F. Burnham, August 5, 1857  To Francis Jackson Garrison, August 8, 1857  To the Editor of the Boston Transcript, August 13, 1857  To Francis Jackson Garrison, August 13, 1857  To Fanny Garrison, August 14, 1857  To John Needles, August 14, 1857  To Francis Jackson Garrison, August 17, 1857  To Fanny Garrison, August 19, 1857  To J. M. Hawks, August 20, 1857  To the Editor of the Boston Transcript, September 8, 1857  To Samuel May, Jr., September 10, 1857  To Samuel J. May, September 14, 1857  To Wendell Phillips Garrison, September 15, 1857  To John Needles, September 22, 1857  To Wendell Phillips Garrison, October 2, 1857  To William Lloyd Garrison, Jr., October 2, 1857  To Caroline C. Thayer, October 2, 1857  To Theodore Parker, October 3, 1857  To Adeline Roberts, October 12, 1857  To Wendell Phillips, October 18, 1857  To Samuel J. May, October 18, 1857  To the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society, October 20, 1857  To a Friend in New Bedford, November 1, 1857  To Theodore Parker, November 8, 1857  To Sarah H. Earle, December 25, 1857    VIII. THE REMOVAL OF JUDGE LORING: 1858   To John Adams Jackson, beginning of 1858  To William Lloyd Garrison, Jr., January 7, 1858  To Samuel J. May, January 8, 1858  To Sydney Howard Gay, January 15, 1858  To Nathan R. Johnston, January 25, 1858  To an Unknown Correspondent, February 6, 1858  To Susan B. Anthony, February 9, 1858  To the Joint Special Committee of the Legislature March 5, 1858  To Samuel J. May, March 6, 1858  To Susan B. Anthony, April 14, 1858  To Adeline Roberts, April 14, 1858  To John W. Le Barnes, April 29, 1858  To Oliver Johnson, May 1, 1858  To Helen E. Garrison, May 12, 1858  To Louisa Loring, May 24, 1858  To Francis Jackson, May 25, 1858  To Theodore Parker, May 26, 1858  To the Sixth Yearly Meeting of Progressive Friends, May 28, 1858  To Theodore Parker, June 3, 1858  To Theodore Parker, June 17, 1858  To Samuel May, Jr., July 20, 1858  To Aaron M. Powell, July 25, 1858  To William Lloyd Garrison, Jr., July 27, 1858  To Wendell Phillips Garrison, July 28, 1858  To Aaron M. Powell, August 9, 1858  To Samuel May, Jr., August 11, 1858  To Wendell Phillips Garrison, August 20, 1858  To Helen E. Garrison, August 20, 1858  To Helen E. Garrison, August 28, 1858  To Stephen S. and Abby K. Foster, September 7, 1858  To J. Miller McKim, September 11, 1858  To J. Miller McKim, September 25, 1858  To William H. Fish, September 30, 1858  To Helen K Garrison, October 6, 1858  To Helen F. Garrison, October 9, 1858  To Samuel J. May, October 9, 1858  To Helen E. Garrison, October 13, 1858  To Helen F. Garrison, October 14, 1858  To William Lloyd Garrison, Jr., October 15, 1858  To The Liberator, October 15, 1858  To Helen E. Garrison, October 18, 1858  To Samuel J. May, October 19, 1858  To Helen E. Garrison, October 20, 1858  To Helen F. Garrison, October 22, 1858  To Helen E. Garrison, October 25, 1858  To The Liberator, October 25, 1858  To Helen E. Garrison, October 26, 1858  To Oliver Johnson, October 26, 1858  To William Lloyd Garrison, Jr., October 28, 1858  To Helen E. Garrison, October 28, 1858  To Helen E. Garrison, October 29, 1858  To Theodore-Bourne, November 18, 1858  To Oliver Johnson, November 18, 1858  To the Editor of the Anti-Slavery Advocate, December 28, 1858  To William Lloyd Garrison, Jr., December 31, 1858    IX. DEATH, MARRIAGE, AND DIVISION AMONG THE GARRISONIANS: 1859   To Francis Jackson, January 2, 1859  To Elias Richards, January 11, 1859  To Theodore Parker, January 15, 1859  To John Greenleaf Whittier, February 12, 1859  To Several American Friends of George Thompson, February 15, 1859  To Maria W. Chapman, February 18, 1859  To Susan B. Anthony, February 21, 1859  To Joseph A. Dugdale, February 21, 1859  To James Freeman Clarke, March 5, 1859  To John W. Hutchinson, March 15, 1859  To Oliver Johnson, April 16, 1859  To William H. Furness, April 21, 1859  To James Monroe, April 22, 1859  To Helen F. Garrison, May 12, 1859  To C. F. Geist, May 23, 1859  To Parker Pillsbury, June 3, 1859  To C. Lyman Dwight, June 12, 1859  To Lydia Maria Child, June 14, 1859  To Mr. and Mrs. John Jay, June 21, 1859  To Henry C. Wright, June 27, 1859  To Aaron Cooley, July 12, 1859  To Wendell Phillips Garrison, July 18, 1859  To Abby Kelley Foster, July 22, 1859  To Abby Kelley Foster, July 25, 1859  To Wendell Phillips Garrison, August 23, 1859  To Fanny Garrison, September 6, 1859  To Abby Kelley Foster, September 8, 1859  To Samuel J. May, September 19, 1859  To Miss Roberts, October 10, 1859  To Elizabeth Buffum Chace, October 17, 1859  To an Unknown Correspondent, October 17, 1859  To Elizabeth Pease Nichol, October 18, 1859  To Henry C. Wright, October 19, 1859  To Oliver Johnson, November 1, 1859  To William H. Furness, December 17, 1859  To J. Miller McKim, December 17, 1859  To an Unknown Correspondent, December 18, 1859    X. ILLNESS, MORE CONVENTIONS, AND GARRISONIAN ANTISLAVERY REDEFINED: 1860   To Samuel J. May, January 14, 1860  To Elizabeth Pease Nichol, February 22, 1860  To Wendell Phillips Garrison, March 21, 1860  To Wendell Phillips Garrison, March 22, 1860  To Thomas Wentworth Higginson, April 6, 1860  To Caroline C. Thayer, May 19, 1860  To Henry I. Bowditch, June 18, 1860  To Wendell Phillips, July 5, 1860  To Charles Sumner, July 16, 1860  To Lydia D. Parker, July 20, 1860  To Ezra Hervey Heywood, July 30, 1860  To George W. Stacy, July 31, 1860  To William Lloyd Garrison, Jr., August 1, 1860  To Oliver Johnson, August 9, 1860  To Wendell Phillips Garrison, August 9, 1860  To J. Miller MeKim, September 1, 1860  To the Publishers of the World, September 18, 1860  To George L. Stearns, September 23, 1860  To Samuel J. May, September 28, 1860  To Nathan H. Johnston, October 15, 1860  To J. Miller MeKim, October 21, 1860  To Wendell Phillips Garrison, November 2, 1860  To J. Miller MeKim, November 5, 1860  To James Redpath, December 1, 1860    Index of Recipients   Index","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403596144983,"sku":"9780674526631","price":98.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780674526631.jpg?v=1730483933","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/from-disunionism-to-the-brink-of-war-9780674526631","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}