This book presents a revisionist argument about Ralph Waldo Emerson, explaining how he wrestled mightily with his personal philosophy to eventually support abolitionism. Written in an accessible manner, this book is for students, scholars, and general readers interested in nineteenth-century US history and the history of political thought.
This book presents a revisionist argument about Ralph Waldo Emerson, explaining how he wrestled mightily with his personal philosophy to eventually support abolitionism. Written in an accessible manner, this book is for students, scholars, and general readers interested in nineteenth-century US history and the history of political thought.
Kenneth S. Sacks is Professor of History and Classics at Brown University. He is the author or editor of seven books in classical history and American intellectual thought, including Understanding Emerson: 'The American Scholar' and his Struggle for Self-Reliance (2021) and Emerson: Political Writings (2008).
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List of Figures Preface Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Introduction 1. Reluctant Abolitionist 2. In Search of His Set 3. Highest Belief 4. On Race 5. Emerson's Conversion 6. Overcoming Fate Conclusion: Loss, Remembrance, and Redemption References Index.
List of Figures Preface Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Introduction 1. Reluctant Abolitionist 2. In Search of His Set 3. Highest Belief 4. On Race 5. Emerson's Conversion 6. Overcoming Fate Conclusion: Loss, Remembrance, and Redemption References Index.
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