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As outspoken in his day as Richard Dawkins or Christopher Hitchens are today, American freethinker and author ROBERT GREEN INGERSOLL (1833-1899) was a notorious radical whose uncompromising views on religion and slavery (they were bad, in his opinion), women's suffrage (a good... Read Full Overview

This important historical work examines the passage of the Great Reform Act of 1832, which extended the right to vote in Britain and marked a major step forward in the progress of democracy. Drawing on a wide range of sources, Butler provides a detailed and engaging account... Read Full Overview