The Colored Patriots of the American Revolution: With Sketches of Several Distinguished Colored Persons, to Which Is Added a Brief Survey of the Condi - Hardcover

Nell, William C

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 054822529X ISBN 13: 9780548225295

Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, 2007

Synopsis

""The Colored Patriots of the American Revolution"" is a historical book written by William C. Nell that sheds light on the contributions of African Americans during the American Revolution. The book contains sketches of several distinguished colored persons who played a vital role in the American Revolution, such as Crispus Attucks, Peter Salem, and Phillis Wheatley. Additionally, the book provides a brief survey of the condition and prospects of colored Americans during that time. Through this book, Nell aims to acknowledge the significant role played by African Americans in the American Revolution and their contribution to the formation of the United States of America. The book is a valuable resource for those interested in American history, particularly the role of African Americans in the country's founding.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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About the Author

Harriet Beecher Stowe was an American author and abolitionist. Born in Litchfield, Connecticut, she was raised in a deeply religious family and educated in a seminary school run by her elder sister. In her adult life, Stowe married biblical scholar and abolitionist Calvin Ellis Stowe, who would later go on to work as Harriet s literary agent, and the two participated in the Underground Railroad by providing temporary refuge for escaped slaves travelling to the American North. Shortly before the outbreak of the American Civil War, Stowe published her most famous work, Uncle Tom s Cabin, a stark and sympathetic depiction of the desperate lives of African American slaves. The book went on to see unprecedented sales, and informed American and European attitudes towards abolition. In the years leading up to her death, suffering from dementia or Alzheimer s disease, Stowe is said to have begun re-writing Uncle Tom s Cabin, almost word-for-word, believing that she was writing the original manuscript once again. Stowe died in July 1, 1896 at the age of eighty-five.

Edition details

• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 054822529X
• ISBN 13: 9780548225295
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 402