I will have to admit that I knew next to nothing about Thaddeus Stevens, the Republican congressman from Pennsylvania played by Tommy Lee Jones in Steven Spielberg’s 2012 movie, Lincoln, prior to seeing the movie. I had read Doris Kearns Goodwin’s book, Team of Rivals, about Lincoln’s presidency, but Stevens was not given much mention there. A quick resort to Google turned up many hits about Thaddeus Stevens, and his remarkable career. ...
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