The Wisdom of Thomas Starr King: Thomas Starr King's Substance and Show - Brossura

King, Thomas Starr

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ISBN 10: 0944285902 ISBN 13: 9780944285909

Casa editrice: Westphalia Press, 2013

Riassunto

Two peaks, one in New Hampshire's White Mountains and one in Yosemite National Park, are named after Thomas Starr King. He left a brilliant career in Boston to go to San Francisco in 1860, where his convincing oratory was credited with keeping California firmly on the Union side in the Civil War. Along with his commitment to emancipation and the Northern cause, he had a sharp wit and an enviable prose style, which this volume illustrates well.

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A Unitarian Minister, Thomas Starr King was influential in California politics during the Civil War. Speaking zealously for the Union, he was credited by Abraham Lincoln for keeping California from becoming a separate country. Also during the war, he helped create the United States Sanitary Commission, the predecessor to the American Red Cross. Dr. Paul Rich has had a keen interest in Starr King's New England career at the Hollis Street Church, so much a part of his story. He is a member of the Bostonian Society, the New England Historic and Genealogical Society, and the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities.

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• Editore: Westphalia Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0944285902
• ISBN 13: 9780944285909
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 468
• Redattore: Rich Paul