Polish Immigrants and American Reform

James S. Pula is a professor emeritus of history at Purdue University Northwest. The author of numerous books, his work has been recognized with honorary membership in the Iron Brigade Society, three Oskar Halecki Prizes, the Gambrinus Prize in History, the U.S. Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Award, and the Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, among others.

• Table of ContentsPreface1. Setting the Context: Antebellum Reform and the Growing Nation2. “Giving them liberty”: Tadeusz Kościuszko3. “Devoted to Universal Liberty”: Thomas Lewinski4. “The noblest deed in a hundred years”: Włodzimierz B. Krzyżanowski5. “From my youth I have dreamt of freedom”: Jan Józef Tyssowski6. “To work for the elevation of woman”: Marie Elizabeth Zakrzewska7. “I will not be silent”: Michael Heilprin8. “Not as a gift of charity”: Ernestine Potowska Rose9. “The curse of America”: Adam Gurowski10. “What is liberty without equality of rights”: Conclusions11. DocumentsKościuszko Issues the Połaniec ManifestoLewinski Supports the Prospectus for The True AmericanKrzyżanowski Opposes the “Slave Dogma”Tyssowski Issues the Kraków ManifestoMarie Zakrzewska Reflects on the Gender Difference in NamesMichael Heilprin’s Reply to Rabbi RaphallErnestine Potowska Rose Promotes Women’s RightsAdam Gurowski Criticizes Slavery in AmericaChapter NotesBibliographyIndex