The life of Thaddeus Stevens; a study in American political history, especially in the period of the civil war and reconstruction

Book digitized by Google from the library of the University of Michigan and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb. 620 pages 21 cm Includes bibliographical references and index Early days -- The early Anti-Mason -- The Buckshot War -- Defender of free schools -- The early free-soiler -- In Congress before the war ; anti-slavery Philippics -- On the eve of war -- Disunion, secession, and no compromise -- Slavery and the war -- The Constitution and the war -- Ways and means in the war ; the greenback -- Reconstruction during the war -- Johnson and reconstruction -- The breach with Johnson -- The first Congressional plan -- The appeal to the people -- Military reconstruction -- Military reconstruction (continued) -- Impeachment -- Confiscation -- The greenbacker ; funding, debt payment and contraction -- The greenbacker; funding, debt payment and contraction (continued) -- Closing days and characteristics commitment to retain 20151204