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Film, Video Benjamin Franklin Butler: A Noisy, Fearless Life

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Title

  • Benjamin Franklin Butler: A Noisy, Fearless Life

Summary

  • Long after his death in 1893, Benjamin Franklin Butler was remembered largely by caricatures: as "Beast Butler," the Yankee general who insulted the honor of white Southern women and purportedly stole silver spoons while in command of New Orleans in 1862; or as a political opportunist who changed parties frequently in order to advance his own ambitions. But how much does Butler's historical reputation reflect the reality of his actions and motivations? Author Elizabeth Leonard discovered an ambitious and complicated man who championed radical causes and equality of opportunity, and whose thinking evolved with the times. Butler's involvement in many of the most consequential events of his era made him a significant figure in 19th-century America, and argues for a more nuanced understanding of his life and legacy.

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  • Library of Congress
  • Library of Congress. Manuscript Division, sponsoring body

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2022-12-05.

Notes

  • -  Bruce Kirby, Michelle Krowl, Elizabeth D. Leonard.
  • -  Recorded on 2022-12-05.
  • -  Bruce Kirby is a reference librarian in the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress.
  • -  Michelle Krowl is a historian in the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress.
  • -  Elizabeth D. Leonard is the John J. and Cornelia V. Gibson Professor of History Emerita at Colby College in Waterville, Maine. Leonard is the author of several books on the Civil War era, including "Yankee Women: Gender Battles in the Civil War," "All the Daring of the Soldier: Women of the Civil War Armies," and "Lincoln's Forgotten Ally: Judge Advocate General Joseph Holt of Kentucky," co-winner of the Lincoln Prize in 2012.

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  • 1 online resource

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  • 2024698365

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  • video
  • online text
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Chicago citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. Manuscript Division. Benjamin Franklin Butler: A Noisy, Fearless Life. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -12-05, 2022. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2024698365/.

APA citation style:

Library Of Congress & Library Of Congress. Manuscript Division, S. B. (2022) Benjamin Franklin Butler: A Noisy, Fearless Life. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -12-05. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2024698365/.

MLA citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. Manuscript Division. Benjamin Franklin Butler: A Noisy, Fearless Life. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -12-05, 2022. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2024698365/>.