The liberator, William Lloyd Garrison : a biography / by John L. Thomas.
The author uses the turbulent career of Garrison to evoke the social, political and religious forces of the ante-bellum period. He shows how Garrison pursued the cause of abolition with vehemence and militance. Garrison's uncompromising stand personified the great strength and also weakness of...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boston :
Little, Brown and Company,
[1963]
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| Edition: | [First edition]. |
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| Summary: | The author uses the turbulent career of Garrison to evoke the social, political and religious forces of the ante-bellum period. He shows how Garrison pursued the cause of abolition with vehemence and militance. Garrison's uncompromising stand personified the great strength and also weakness of radical reform. |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 502 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : portraits ; 22 cm |
| Awards: | Bancroft Prize, 1964. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 1178909719 9781178909715 |