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Till the Dark Angel Comes: Abolitionism and the Road to the Second American Revolution
William S. King
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Description for Till the Dark Angel Comes: Abolitionism and the Road to the Second American Revolution
Hardcover. Abolitionism and the Road to the Second American Revolution. Num Pages: 360 pages, ILLUSTRATED. BIC Classification: HB. .
The Transformation of the Abolitionist Movement from Peaceful Demonstration to Radical Confrontation as Embodied in John Brown Establishing himself as a fresh and important voice in the history of African American emancipation, William S. King provides a critical introduction to the lead-up to the Civil War. A skilled and judicious chronicler, King seamlessly weaves multiple and seemingly disparate threads, including early nineteenth-century Revivalism, the emergence of the Republic of Texas, the fugitive slave laws and even the explosion of a cannon aboard the U.S.S. Princeton in 1844 to explain how the opposition to slavery in America changed from producing speeches ... Read more
The Transformation of the Abolitionist Movement from Peaceful Demonstration to Radical Confrontation as Embodied in John Brown Establishing himself as a fresh and important voice in the history of African American emancipation, William S. King provides a critical introduction to the lead-up to the Civil War. A skilled and judicious chronicler, King seamlessly weaves multiple and seemingly disparate threads, including early nineteenth-century Revivalism, the emergence of the Republic of Texas, the fugitive slave laws and even the explosion of a cannon aboard the U.S.S. Princeton in 1844 to explain how the opposition to slavery in America changed from producing speeches ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Westholme Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Yardley, United States
ISBN
9781594162381
SKU
V9781594162381
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Ref
99-15
About William S. King
WILLIAM S. KING is an independent scholar and commercial driver specializing in the transport of oversized industrial materials. He is the author of the award-winning "To Raise Up a Nation: John Brown, Frederick Douglass, and the Making of a Free Country," named a "Choice" Outstanding Academic Title of 2014, also available from Westholme Publishing.
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