Race and radicalism in the Union Army /Mark A. Lause.

Lause, Mark A.

Race and radicalism in the Union Army /Mark A. Lause. - Urbana : University of Illinois Press, (c)2009. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographies and index.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Shadow of John Brown -- 2. A Free West in a Slave Nation -- 3. War in the Far West -- 4. Whiteness Challenged -- 5. The Union as It Never Was -- 6. Beyond the Map -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index -- Illustrations follow page 66.

In this portrait of interracial activism, Mark A. Lause documents the efforts of radical followers of John Brown to construct a triracial portion of the Federal Army of the Frontier. Mobilized and inspired by the idea of a Union that would benefit all, black, Indian, and white soldiers fought side by side, achieving remarkable successes in the field. Against a backdrop of idealism, racism, greed, and the agonies and deprivations of combat, Lause examines links between radicalism and reform, on the one hand, and racialized interactions among blacks, Indians, and whites, on the other. --From publisher's description.



9780252091704 9781283063883

2019716436

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015375797 Uk


Brown, John, 1800-1859 --Influence.


United States. Army of the Frontier.


Radicalism--History--United States--19th century.


Electronic Books.

E505 / .R334 2009