Charles Sumner: Conscience of a Nation By Zaakir Tameez Material:Hard Cover Far from being a lifeless

Far from being a lifeless ornament in the sky

Told over the course of six years and one weekend

There is no chance of mercy

and the impossible ideal of beauty

but I don't wilt

Charles Sumner: Conscience of a Nation By Zaakir Tameez Material:Hard Cover Far from being a lifeless"A thorough recounting of the great legislators life and deed unlikely to be bettered anytime soon Tameez is expert at explaining Sumners legal thought One cannot help wishing we had a Charles Sumner in Washington today." The New York Times "An excellent book about the courageous Massachusetts senator Drawing from hundreds of letters, articles and speeches, Mr. Tameez has created a remarkable portrait of a complex man who faced many personal