Apostle of Union: A Political Biography of Edward Everett

by Matthew Mason

Book Overview

Known today as "the other speaker at Gettysburg," Edward Everett had a distinguished and illustrative career at every level of American politics from the 1820s through the Civil War. In this new biography, Matthew Mason argues that Everett's extraordinarily well-documented career reveals a complex man whose shifting political opinions, especially on the topic of slavery, illuminate the nuances of Northern Unionism. In the case of Everett--who once...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469628600
• ISBN13: 9781469628608
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.2" x 9.5"