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Crusade against slavery : Edward Coles, pioneer of freedom /

Edward Coles was a wealthy heir to a central Virginia plantation, an ardent emancipator, the second governor of Illinois, the loyal personal secretary to President James Madison, and a close antislavery associate of Thomas Jefferson. Yet never before has a full-length book detailed his remarkable li...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Leichtle, Kurt E., 1949-
Otros Autores: Carveth, Bruce G., 1951-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, ©2011.
Colección:Studies in writing & rhetoric.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Edward Coles was a wealthy heir to a central Virginia plantation, an ardent emancipator, the second governor of Illinois, the loyal personal secretary to President James Madison, and a close antislavery associate of Thomas Jefferson. Yet never before has a full-length book detailed his remarkable life story and his role in the struggle to free all slaves. In Crusade Against Slavery, Kurt E. Leichtle and Bruce G. Carveth correct this oversight with the first modern and complete biography of a unique but little-known and quietly influential figure in American history. R.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 268 pages) : illustrations, portraits
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0809389444
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