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Growing Up Abolitionist: The Story of the Garrison Children
Harriet Hyman Alonso
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Description for Growing Up Abolitionist: The Story of the Garrison Children
Paperback. The famous abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison had seven children, who all went on to assume positions in the radical causes of their day, including racial justice, women's rights anti-imperialism and peace. This work looks at their lives and achievements. Num Pages: 432 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 171 x 28. Weight in Grams: 721.
A portrait of a close-knit family dedicated to ending slavery and social injustice; Much has been written about the life of abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison (1805-79), but relatively little attention has been paid to his wife, Helen Benson Garrison, and their seven children. In Growing Up Abolitionist, Garrison's public image recedes into the background and the family's private world takes center stage. The lives of the Garrison children were shaped within the context of the great nineteenth-century campaigns against slavery, racism, violence, war, imperialism, and the repression of women. As children, they became apprentices of these movements and grew up ... Read more
A portrait of a close-knit family dedicated to ending slavery and social injustice; Much has been written about the life of abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison (1805-79), but relatively little attention has been paid to his wife, Helen Benson Garrison, and their seven children. In Growing Up Abolitionist, Garrison's public image recedes into the background and the family's private world takes center stage. The lives of the Garrison children were shaped within the context of the great nineteenth-century campaigns against slavery, racism, violence, war, imperialism, and the repression of women. As children, they became apprentices of these movements and grew up ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
Massachusetts, United States
ISBN
9781558493810
SKU
V9781558493810
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Reviews for Growing Up Abolitionist: The Story of the Garrison Children
This major historical and biographical study is not only highly informative but also unusually well written. It will appeal to both academics and general readers interested in history and biography. - Dee Garrison, Rutgers University, New Brunswick; ""This book will find an audience among historians of reform, the family, and political culture. Because it is a concrete and enjoyable read, ... Read more