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Paperback. Explains the horror of American slavery and the emotional impetus behind the antislavery movement. This book describes the life and achievement of a man who escaped from slavery to become a leading abolitionist and one of our most important writers. It is suitable for those interested in American literature and history. Series: The John Harvard Library. Num Pages: 176 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674034013
ISBN
9780674034013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.43

Paperback. Born into slavery in 1818, the author escaped to freedom and became a passionate advocate for abolition and social change and the foremost spokesperson for the nation's enslaved African American population in the years preceding the Civil War. This book recounts his remarkable life. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300190595
ISBN
9780300190595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.44

Paperback. Details the life of the author from his birth into slavery in 1818 to his escape to the North in 1838: how he endured the daily physical and spiritual brutalities of his owners and drivers, how he learned to read and write, and how he grew into a man who could only live free or die. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 201 x 16. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143107309
ISBN
9780143107309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 132 x 6. Weight in Grams: 76. Written by Himself. Series: Dover Thrift S. 96 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGA; HBTS. Dimension: 213 x 132 x 6. Weight: 86.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486284996
ISBN
9780486284996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.25

Paperback. An autobiography of author who was born into slavery in Maryland in 1818. He describes his life as a slave - the cruelty he suffered at the hands of plantation owners; his struggles to educate himself in a world where slaves are deliberately kept ignorant; and ultimately, his fight for his right to freedom. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 98.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099595847
ISBN
9780099595847
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

Paperback. A new edition of one of the most influential literary documents in American and African American history Editor(s): McKivigan, John; Hinks, Peter P.; Kaufman, Heather L. Num Pages: 264 pages, 7 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBTB; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 209 x 19. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Critical
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300204711
ISBN
9780300204711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.98

Paperback. Frederick Douglass's Narrative recounts his life as a slave in Maryland and escape to freedom in 1838. An important slave autobiography, it is significant both for what it tells us about slave life and about its author. It is here reprinted with contexualizing source material and other writings by Douglass, as well as an introduction discussing its literary and historical significance. Editor(s): McDowell, Deborah E. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 136 x 11. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780199539079
ISBN
9780199539079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 9.74

Paperback. In his wrenching, classic autobiography--one of the most important documents in American history--Douglass describes himself as a man who became a slave and, later, a slave who became a man. Reissue. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 105 x 11. Weight in Grams: 83.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Signet Classics
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9780451529947
ISBN
9780451529947
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.97

Paperback. Editor(s): Andrews, William L. Series: Blacks in the New World. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252014109
ISBN
9780252014109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.59

Hardback. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 25 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFCV; JFSL3; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231146388
ISBN
9780231146388
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.61

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 692 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; 3J; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 942.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
692
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691624570
ISBN
9780691624570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 104.11
€ 80.00

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 352 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; HBTB; HRCC7; HRCX4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691606446
ISBN
9780691606446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.15
€ 46.81

Hardcover. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 352 pages, 44 black & white illustrations, 5 maps, 6 black & white tables, 44 b&w illus., 5 maps, 6. BIC Classification: 1KBBWS; HBTB; JFFZ; PSVS; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295999340
ISBN
9780295999340
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.52

Paperback. An experienced Native voice tells the story of Abenaki culture and history. Num Pages: 328 pages, 44 photos. 5 figs. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584650591
ISBN
9781584650591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. .
Publisher
Stobart Davies Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780854420827
ISBN
9780854420827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 189 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; AMX; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 744.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764331671
ISBN
9780764331671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.18

Paperback. A historic Holocaust survivor's story: Two young brothers orphaned and separated by the Shoah. Translator(s): Berman, Shulamit. Series: Holocaust Remembrance Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, 28. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; BM; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 124 x 19. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445658797
ISBN
9781445658797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.94

paperback. Emphasising the integration of traditional labour history topics with historical accounts of gender, female subjectivity, and community, this volume explores working women's agency and consciousness and offers details regarding women's lives as daughters, housewives, mothers, factory workers, trade union leaders, and political activists. Editor(s): French, John D.; James, Daniel. Series: Comparative & International Working-Class History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 19 b&w photographs, 5 figures, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; HBTB; JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822319962
ISBN
9780822319962
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.62

Paperback. Written when the author was only twenty-four, and inspired in particular by his time living amongst the poor in Manchester, this title explores the staggering human cost of the Industrial Revolution in Victorian England. Editor(s): Kiernan, V. G. Num Pages: 336 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141191102
ISBN
9780141191102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 235 pages, 100s of historical photos. BIC Classification: HBTM; KNGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 218 x 14. Weight in Grams: 960.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
First Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764303180
ISBN
9780764303180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.20

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