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The Letters of William Lloyd Garrison: I will be heard, 1822-1835

By: William Lloyd Garrison,Louis Ruchames

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The Letters of William Lloyd Garrison: I will be heard, 1822-1835

By: William Lloyd Garrison,Louis Ruchames

Garrison's letters offer an insight into the mind and life of an outstanding figure in American history, a reformer-revolutionary who sought radical changes in the institutions of his day, and who, perhaps more than any other single individual, was ultimately responsible for the emancipation of the slaves.

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Harvard University Press

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0674526600

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9780674526600

John Brown Speaks

Letters and Statements from Charlestown

By: Louis DeCaro

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John Brown Speaks

Letters and Statements from Charlestown

By: Louis DeCaro

This collection of writings by John Brown in the fateful days after his raid on Harper's Ferry showcase the depth of conviction of Brown's character. Paired with Louis DeCaro's narrative of the aftermath, trial, and execution of John Brown in Freedom's Dawn: The Last Days of John Brown in Virginia, this book preserves the first-hand experience of Brown as he gave his life for the abolitionist cause.

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245

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Rowman & Littlefield

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144223671X

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9781442236714

Freedom's Dawn

The Last Days of John Brown in Virginia

By: Louis DeCaro

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Freedom's Dawn

The Last Days of John Brown in Virginia

By: Louis DeCaro

John Brown’s failed raid on the federal armory in Harper’s Ferry Virginia served as a vital precursor to the Civil War, but its importance to the struggle for justice is free standing and exceptional in the history of the United States. In Freedom's Dawn, Louis DeCaro, Jr., has written the first book devoted exclusively to Brown during the six weeks between his arrest and execution. DeCaro traces his evolution from prisoner to convicted felon, to a prophetic figure, then martyr, and finally the rise of his legacy. In doing so he touches upon major biographical themes in Brown’s story, but also upon antebellum political issues, violence and terrorism, and the themes of political imprisonment and martyrdom.

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477

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1442236736

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9781442236738

The Image of the Jew in American Literature

From Early Republic to Mass Immigration, Second Edition

By: Louis Harap

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The Image of the Jew in American Literature

From Early Republic to Mass Immigration, Second Edition

By: Louis Harap

Praiseworthy and complete scholarship make this the definitive work on the subject.

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620

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Syracuse University Press

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0815629915

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9780815629917

The Crusade Against Slavery

1830-1860

By: Louis Filler

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The Crusade Against Slavery

1830-1860

By: Louis Filler

Perhaps no other crusade in the history of the U.S. provoked so much passion and fury as the struggle over slavery. Many of the problems that were a part of that great debate are still with us. Louis Filler has brought together much information both known and new on those who organized to defeat slavery. He has also re-examined the anti-slavery movement's ideals, heroes, and martyrs with historical perspective and precision. Contrary to popular belief, the anti-slavery movement was far from united. It included abolitionists as well as a variety of reformers whose activities place them among the anti-slavery forces. These included men as different in background and temperament as William Lloyd Garrison and John Quincy Adams. Portraits of the many protagonists, their hardships, and their quarrels with Southerners and Northerners alike, bring to life this exciting and tumultuous period. Filler also examines the many related reform movements that characterized the period: feminism, spiritualism, utopian societies, and educational reform. The volume traces the relationship of the antislavery movement to abolition and probes their connection with the several reforms that dominated the period. He brilliantly recaptures a sense of the contemporary consequences of the reformers efforts. This is an absorbing and important survey of the problems--political, social, and economic--that made this period so crucial in the history of the U.S.

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489

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Routledge

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1351484176

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9781351484176

John Brown, Emancipator

By: Louis DeCaro Jr.

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John Brown, Emancipator

By: Louis DeCaro Jr.

Collection of essays by Louis A. DeCaro, Jr., a student of the life and letters of the abolitionist John Brown. These essays first appeared on the author's online publication, "John Brown the Abolitionist: A Biographer's Blog," and have been edited and presented here with new, extended critical introduction.

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157

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Lulu.com

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1387238507

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9781387238507

"Fire From the Midst of You"

A Religious Life of John Brown

By: Louis A. DeCaro

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"Fire From the Midst of You"

A Religious Life of John Brown

By: Louis A. DeCaro

This biography offers fresh insight into the life and actions of this renowned figure in American history.

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365

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NYU Press

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0814719228

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9780814719220

The Sum of Our Dreams

A Concise History of America

By: Louis P. Masur

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The Sum of Our Dreams

A Concise History of America

By: Louis P. Masur

This volume delivers a concise, clear round-up of American history starting from America's colonial era to current days of political disagreements and social uncertainty. Covering central themes and events of American history, Masur evaluates the contested meanings of the American dream and questions its viability"--

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385

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Oxford University Press, USA

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019069257X

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9780190692575

Rites of Execution : Capital Punishment and the Transformation of American Culture, 1776-1865

Capital Punishment and the Transformation of American Culture, 1776-1865

By: Riverside Louis P. Masur Professor of History University of California

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Rites of Execution : Capital Punishment and the Transformation of American Culture, 1776-1865

Capital Punishment and the Transformation of American Culture, 1776-1865

By: Riverside Louis P. Masur Professor of History University of California

Between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries, Western societies abandoned public executions in favor of private punishments, primarily confinement in penitentiaries and private executions. The transition, guided by a reconceptualization of the causes of crime, the nature of authority, and the purposes of punishment, embodied the triumph of new sensibilities and the reconstitution of cultural values throughout the Western world. This study examines the conflict over capital punishment in the United States and the way it transformed American culture between the Revolution and the Civil War. Relating the gradual shift in rituals of punishment and attitudes toward discipline to the emergence of a middle class culture that valued internal restraints and private punishments, Masur traces the changing configuration of American criminal justice. He examines the design of execution day in the Revolutionary era as a spectacle of civil and religious order, the origins of organized opposition to the death penalty and the invention of the penitentiary, the creation of private executions, reform organizations' commitment to social activism, and the competing visions of humanity and society lodged at the core of the debate over capital punishment. A fascinating and thoughtful look at a topic that remains of burning interest today, Rites of Execution will attract a wide range of scholarly and general readers.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0198021585

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9780198021582

Encyclopedia of the American Presidency

By: Leonard Williams Levy,Louis Fisher

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Encyclopedia of the American Presidency

By: Leonard Williams Levy,Louis Fisher

Contains 1,011 articles by 335 contributors from all regions of the country, representing many disciplines and institutions, captures the origin, evolution, and constant unfolding of the American presidency.

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Macmillan Reference USA

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0132761483

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9780132761482

The Letters of William Lloyd Garrison

By: William Lloyd Garrison

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The Letters of William Lloyd Garrison

By: William Lloyd Garrison

Despite provocation, Garrison was a proponent of nonresistance during this period, though he continued to advocate the emancipation of slaves. Set against a background of wide-ranging travels throughout the western U.S. and of family affairs back home in Boston, these letters make a distinctive contribution to antebellum life and thought.

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Harvard University Press

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0674526635

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9780674526631

The Letters of William Lloyd Garrison: I will be heard, 1822-1835

By: William Lloyd Garrison,Louis Ruchames

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The Letters of William Lloyd Garrison: I will be heard, 1822-1835

The Letters of William Lloyd Garrison: I will be heard, 1822-1835

John Brown Speaks

John Brown Speaks

Freedom's Dawn

Freedom's Dawn

The Image of the Jew in American Literature

The Image of the Jew in American Literature

The Crusade Against Slavery

The Crusade Against Slavery

John Brown, Emancipator

John Brown, Emancipator

"Fire From the Midst of You"

"Fire From the Midst of You"

The Sum of Our Dreams

The Sum of Our Dreams

Rites of Execution : Capital Punishment and the Transformation of American Culture, 1776-1865

Rites of Execution : Capital Punishment and the Transformation of American Culture, 1776-1865

Encyclopedia of the American Presidency

Encyclopedia of the American Presidency

The Letters of William Lloyd Garrison

The Letters of William Lloyd Garrison

The Letters of William Lloyd Garrison: I will be heard, 1822-1835

The Letters of William Lloyd Garrison: I will be heard, 1822-1835

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