Background
Benson, Theodore Lloyd was born on March 15, 1961 in Ithaca, New York, United States. Son of Thomas Fawcett and Anne Legrace Benson.
(In May of 1856, when Southern Congressman Preston S. Broo...)
In May of 1856, when Southern Congressman Preston S. Brooks caned Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner on the Senate floor, he shocked the nation and shattered the fragile truce that had existed between North and South. Part of the American Stories series, Benson's book introduces students to this key turning point in the coming of the War and as one of the most pivotal moments in American history. Because its story incorporates so many of the era's key issues like slavery and abolition, personal liberty laws and state rights, "Bleeding Kansas" and territorial expansion, ideals of gender and manhood, competing visions of labor and the economic order, and the revolutionary shift between the Whig-based "second party system" and its Republican-dominated third party successor, it provides an excellent window into the mind of a nation on the brink of conflict. These broad implications and the incident's inherent drama make this a natural topic for the American Stories series. The passionate language and sharp controversy of the collection's editorials and speech excerpts should appeal to a wide range of undergraduates. The narrative is complemented by a number of graphics, including images of the incident and maps showing the politics and intellectual geography of the era and how they were affected by the incident.
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Benson, Theodore Lloyd was born on March 15, 1961 in Ithaca, New York, United States. Son of Thomas Fawcett and Anne Legrace Benson.
Associate of Arts, State University of New York Empire State College, Rochester, 1979. Bachelor, University Virginia, 1981. Master of Arts, University Virginia, 1983.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Virginia, 1990.
Assistant manager Dynarite Computers, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1984—1985. Director instruction Republic Research, 1985—1989. Lecturer Berry College, Rome, 1989—1990.
Assistant professor, then associate professor Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina, 1990—1999, WK Mattison professor, since 1999. Member advisory board Lincoln and Soldier's Institute, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, since 1999.
(In May of 1856, when Southern Congressman Preston S. Broo...)
Married Vicki Bettina Pugh, April 20, 1984. 1 child Joshua William.