Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction: A Moral Steam Engine 1
4. Part One: Moralist In The Making
5. 1. Romantic Puritan, 1792–1827 15
6. 2. Editor and Reformer, 1827–1833 39
7. Part Two: Abolitionist Agonistes
8. 3. The Science of Human Rights, 1834–1839 65
9. 4. Reformation of Politics and Religion, 1839–1848 92
10. 5. Radical Democracy, 1848–1858 120
11. Part Three: True To The End
12. 6. The Second American Revolution, 1859–1865 159
13. 7. Father Goodell, 1865–1878 182
14. Acknowledgments 201
15. Chronology of William Goodell’s Life and Work 205
16. Abbreviations 209
17. Notes 211
18. Bibliography 247
19. Index 269