American Abolitionism Its Direct Political Impact from Colonial Times into Reconstruction |
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| Author:
| Harrold, Stanley |
| Series title: | A Nation Divided: Studies in the Civil War Era Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8139-4229-2 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2019 |
| Publisher: | University of Virginia Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $56.00 |
Book Description:
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Provides a systematic examination of the American abolition movement's direct impacts on antislavery politics from colonial times to the Civil War and after. Stanley Harrold focuses on abolitionists' political tactics - petitioning, lobbying, establishing bonds with sympathetic politicians - and on their disruptions of slavery itself.
Provides a systematic examination of the American abolition movement's direct impacts on antislavery politics from colonial times to the Civil War and after. Stanley Harrold focuses on abolitionists' political tactics - petitioning, lobbying, establishing bonds with sympathetic politicians - and on their disruptions of slavery itself.