Charles Sumner and the Coming of the Civil War by David Donald

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good. 1960. Alfred A. Knopf. 1st Edition.

Traces Sumner's life as the nation careens toward civil war. In a period when senators often exercised more influence than presidents, Senator Charles Sumner was one of the most powerful forces in the American government and remains one of the most controversial figures in American history. His uncompromising moral standards made him a lightning rod in an era fraught with conflict