The Life of William Apess, Pequot |
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Author:
| Gura, Philip F. |
Series title: | H. Eugene and Lillian Youngs Lehman Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-4696-1998-9 |
Publication Date: | Mar 2015 |
Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $27.00 |
Book Description:
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The Pequot Indian intellectual, author, and itinerant preacher William Apess (1798-1839) was one the most important voices of the nineteenth century. Philip F. Gura offers the first book-length chronicle of Apess's fascinating and consequential life. Placing Apess's activism on behalf of Native American people in the context of the era's rising tide of abolitionism, Gura argues that he deserves greater recognition in the pantheon of antebellum reformers.
The Pequot Indian intellectual, author, and itinerant preacher William Apess (1798-1839) was one the most important voices of the nineteenth century. Philip F. Gura offers the first book-length chronicle of Apess's fascinating and consequential life. Placing Apess's activism on behalf of Native American people in the context of the era's rising tide of abolitionism, Gura argues that he deserves greater recognition in the pantheon of antebellum reformers.