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OverviewFirst published in 1907 by Edward W. Emerson (son of Ralph Waldo Emerson) The Letters of Charles Russell Lowell collect the correspondence of the nephew of poet and abolitionist leader James Russell Lowell. A native Bostonian, Charles Russell Lowell entered into military service a fervent abolitionist and met combat with near-reckless zeal until his death in battle at Cedar Creek, Virginia, in October of 1864. First in the Harvard class of 1854, Lowell served on General George B. McClellan's staff in 1862, fought John S. Mosby's Confederate guerrillas in 1863 and '64, and participated in the 1864 Shenandoah Valley campaign as cavalry brigade commander. Lowell was married to Josephine Shaw, sister of 54th Massachusetts Colored Troops commander Robert Gould Shaw, and a was frequent correspondent with Thomas W. Higginson. His letters begin in 1852 and reveal the values and convictions of these and others of Boston's elite. United by education, familial connections, and likeminded concepts of social justice, Lowell and his circle of friends enlisted to further an ideal. His letters are distinctive, well-articulated, and eminently literate, effectively capturing military campaigns as well as the moral motivations that lead Northern idealists like Lowell into harm's way for an impassioned cause. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Charles Russell Lowell , Edward Waldo Emerson , Joan WaughPublisher: University of South Carolina Press Imprint: University of South Carolina Press Edition: Revised ed. Dimensions: Width: 12.70cm , Height: 3.40cm , Length: 20.30cm Weight: 0.558kg ISBN: 9781570035944ISBN 10: 1570035946 Pages: 544 Publication Date: 31 August 2005 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationWaugh: (Los Angeles) associate professor of history, UCLA; Author of Unsentimental Reformer: The Life of Josephine Shaw Lowell Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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