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In this aggressively argued book, White (The Colfax Massacre) casts Radical Republicans as the principal engine driving politics, defining rights, and transforming government in the Civil War era. She insists that antislavery Republicans moved from the fringe to dominate the party because of their determination, discipline, and ability to seize the moment. In White's accounting, the Radicals included poets, philosophers, social reformers, industrialists, and othe...Log In or Sign Up to Read More