About this title: Thomas Wentworth Higginson is little known today, but during his own lifetime his remarkable activism put him at the very heart of the pivotal social movements reshaping America for the nineteenth century and beyond. Born in Cambridge, he was a fervent abolitionist, running guns to anti-slavery settlers and financing John Brown's raid. During the Civil War, he commanded the first black unit to fight for the Union, and their achievements (publicized in his classic Army Life in a Black Regiment) opened the way for further black enlistment. He also championed women's rights for sixty years, ...
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Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Da Capo Press, Incorporated, Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780306809545ISBN:0306809540
Description: Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall 0306809540 Used remainder mark. read more
Description: Good. [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] [ Torn pages: NO ] [ Broken Seams: NO ] Publisher: Da Capo Press Pub Date: 6/1/2000 Binding: Paperback Pages: 600. read more
Edition: Edition Unstated
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Da Capo Press, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780306809545ISBN:0306809540
Description: Very Good. As issued No Jacket. Slight spine twist, corner bump, front cover curls up a bit, and other light shopwear. A nice clean copy. Higginson "fought pro-slavery settlers in Kansas and conspired in John Brown's raid; he also wrote and lectured tirelessly for suffrage and other women's rights. During the Civil War, he commanded the first African-American unit to fight for the Union, and publicized their achievements with his classic Army Life in a Black Regiment. His lifelong ... read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Da Capo Press, New York
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780306809545ISBN:0306809540
Description: Near Fine. 8vo-8"-9" Tall. Clean, tight and unmarked. 618pp, index. Thomas Wentworth Higginson is little known today, but during his own lifetime his remarkable activism put him at the very heart of the pivotal social movements reshaping America for the nineteenth century and beyond. Born in Cambridge, he was a fervent abolitionist, running guns to anti-slavery settlers and financing John Brown's raid. During the Civil War, he commanded the first black unit to fight for the Union, and their ... read more
Edition: Illustrated.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780306809545ISBN:0306809540
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Text seems clean, spine is tight, but cover has some wear and curls at the corners. Has some dog-earred pages. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 640 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780306809545ISBN:0306809540
Description: New, Publisher overstock, may have small remainder mark. Excellent condition, never read, purchased from publisher as excess inventory. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780306809545ISBN:0306809540
Description: New, Publisher overstock, may have small remainder mark. Excellent condition, never read, purchased from publisher as excess inventory. read more
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