Peace in the Us Republic of Letters, 1840-1900

by Prof Sandra M. Gustafson

Peace in the US Republic of Letters, 1840-1900 explores the early peace movement as it captured the imagination of leading writers. The book charts the rise of the peace cause from its sources in the works of William Penn and John Woolman, through the founding of the first peace societies in 1815 and the mid-century peace congresses, to the postbellum movement's consequential emphasis on arbitration. The Civil War is the central axis for the book,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192884778
• ISBN13: 9780192884770
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.0"