Stephen Puleo is the author of several books, including Dark Tide, Due to Enemy Action, and The Caning. Formerly an award-winning newspaper reporter, he is a contributor to American History magazine, among other publications.
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In the tempestuous mid-nineteenth century, as slavery consumed Congressional debate and America careened toward civil war and split apart-when the very future of the nation hung in the balance-Charles Sumner's voice rang strongest, bravest, and most unwav... SEE MORE