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Author:   James S. Pula
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
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9781476691916

ISBN 10:   1476691916
Pages:   194
Publication Date:   08 June 2023
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface  1. Setting the Context: Antebellum Reform and the Growing Nation  2. “Giving them liberty”: Tadeusz Kościuszko  3. “Devoted to Universal Liberty”: Thomas Lewinski  4. “The noblest deed in a hundred years”: Włodzimierz B. Krzyżanowski  5. “From my youth I have dreamt of freedom”: Jan Józef Tyssowski  6. “To work for the elevation of woman”: Marie Elizabeth Zakrzewska  7. “I will not be silent”: Michael Heilprin  8. “Not as a gift of charity”: Ernestine Potowska Rose  9. “The curse of America”: Adam Gurowski 10. “What is liberty without equality of rights”: Conclusions 11. Documents Kościuszko Issues the Połaniec Manifesto Lewinski Supports the Prospectus for The True American Krzyżanowski Opposes the “Slave Dogma” Tyssowski Issues the Kraków Manifesto Marie Zakrzewska Reflects on the Gender Difference in Names Michael Heilprin’s Reply to Rabbi Raphall Ernestine Potowska Rose Promotes Women’s Rights Adam Gurowski Criticizes Slavery in America Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

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""This is currently the only book that gathers in one volume the achievements of Polish immigrants within the two largest reform movements of the first half of the nineteenth century. For this reason, it is a book that can be confidently recommended""-Polish American Studies ""This is currently the only book that gathers in one volume the achievements of Polish immigrants within the two largest reform movements of the first half of the nineteenth century. For this reason, it is a book that can be confidently recommended""--Polish American Studies

""This is currently the only book that gathers in one volume the achievements of Polish immigrants within the two largest reform movements of the first half of the nineteenth century. For this reason, it is a book that can be confidently recommended""-Polish American Studies

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James S. Pula is a professor emeritus of history at Purdue University Northwest. The author of numerous books, his work has been recognized with honorary membership in the Iron Brigade Society, three Oskar Halecki Prizes, the Gambrinus Prize in History, the U.S. Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Award, and the Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, among others.

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