J.D. Dickey

About The Author

J. D. Dickey is the New York Times bestselling author of Empire of Mud, a history of the troubled rise of Washington, D.C., in the nineteenth century, Rising in Flames: Sherman’s March and the Fight for a New Nation and American Demagogue, both published by Pegasus Books.  

Books by J.D. Dickey

The Republic of Violence

The Tormented Rise of Abolition in Andrew Jackson's America

By J.D. Dickey
A New York Times bestselling author reveals the story of a nearly forgotten moment in American history, when mass violence was not an aberration, but a regular activity—and nearly extinguished the Abolition movement.
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