Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part 1: The Birneys -- 1. Rising Immigrant Tides -- 2. Birthing Kentucky and a Birney -- 3. Roots of the Conflict over Slavery -- 4. Trapped in the Golden Circle -- 5. Defending the Cherokee, Launching Abolition -- 6. The Colonization Debacle -- 8. Saving the South from Destruction -- 9. The Tar and Feathers Agenda -- Part 2: The Republicans -- 10. Lincoln's Prophet -- 11. Henry Clay's Nemesis -- 12. Uncle Tom Comes Alive -- 13. Michigan's "Wonderful Revolution" -- 14. Flight to Eagleswood -- 15. The Republican Phenomenon -- Part 3: The Civil War -- 16. The Birneys in Battle -- 17. The U.S. Colored Troops Tip the Balance -- 18. Appomattox Sundays -- Epilogue -- Appendix 1: Birney's Writings -- Appendix 2: First Republican Platform -- Notes -- Bibliographic Essay -- Index.