Crown of Thorns : : Political Martyrdom in America From Abraham Lincoln to Martin Luther King, Jr. / / Eyal J. Naveh.
"A provocative treatment of political martyrdom in the United States . . . . a well-crafted, thought-provoking book."-The Lincoln Herald "In the U.S., dead politicians and controversial reformers have frequently been called martyrs to a cause. But achieving martyrdom is more elusive t...
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [1990] ©1990 |
| Year of Publication: | 1990 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. Suffering tar the Sin of Slavery
- 2. John Brown's Body—And Spirit
- 3. Abraham Lincoln- The National Martyr
- 4. Sacrifice for Law and Order
- 5. Progressive Reformers and Martyrdom: Mixed Attitudes
- 6. On Revolution's Altar
- 7. Contemporary America: Decline and Resurrection of the Martyr
- Notes
- Select Bibliography
- Index