-A provocative treatment of political martyrdom in the United States . . . . a well-crafted, thought-provoking book.-
--The Lincoln Herald

-In the U.S., dead politicians and controversial reformers have frequently been called martyrs to a cause. But achieving martyrdom is more elusive than simply being jailed, murdered, or rejected in fighting for what one believes. This is the thrust of Naveh's argument, which traces the martyr motif in American political culture since the 1830s.-
--Choice

-Drawing upon eulogies and obituaries, sermons and biographies,...