The Anti-Slavery Cause in America and Its Martyrs |
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| Author:
| Wigham, Eliza |
| Series title: | Cambridge Library Collection - Slavery and Abolition Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-108-07564-0 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2014 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $32.95 |
Book Description:
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Eliza Wigham (1820-99), Scots philanthropist and champion of women's rights, published this short book in 1863. Her aim was to counter pressure on the British government to support the Confederacy in the American Civil War by describing both the history of abolitionism and individual stories of hardship and cruelty.
Eliza Wigham (1820-99), Scots philanthropist and champion of women's rights, published this short book in 1863. Her aim was to counter pressure on the British government to support the Confederacy in the American Civil War by describing both the history of abolitionism and individual stories of hardship and cruelty.