Trisha Franzen is Director of the Anna Howard Shaw Center for Women's Studies and Programs at Albion College. She is the author of Spinsters and Lesbians: Independent Womanhood in the US (NYU Press, 1995).
"A splendid telling of a story that couldn't be more timely now
that we are in another difficult and controversial war."
-"The Wall Street Journal",
"From James Patron's 1855 "Life of Horace Greeley" through
Greeley's 1868 autobiography "Recollections of a Busy Life", and
down to the present, dozens of voices have told the story and
legend of Horace Greeley. Williams's rich and well-presented
account of his ideological and political legacy is a welcome
addition to that chorus. It is certainly worth hearing."
-"The Journal of American History",
"In Mr. Williams' hands, Greeley comes through as a warm-hearted
eccentric whose influence was greater than that of any editor
today."
-"Washington Times",
"Williams gives a straightforward account . . . [and] argues that
Greeley unswervingly devoted himself to a single ideal--American
freedom--and was, in turn, crucial to its development."
-"The New Yorker",
"Williams's work is an essential one for those wanting to
understand the social and political climate in the United States
during the time between some have called the two American
revolutions- ones that was fought for liberty and one that was
pursued for freedom."
-"Civil War Book Review",
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