The Life, Travels, And Opinions Of Benjamin Lundy, Including His Journeys To Texas And Mexico, With A Sketch Of Contemporary Events, And A Notice Of The Revolution In Hayti

Lundy, Benjamin

ISBN 10: 935450356X / ISBN 13: 9789354503566

Published by Alpha Edition, 2021

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Life, Travels, And Opinions Of Benjamin Lundy, Including His Journeys To Texas And Mexico, With A Sketch Of Contemporary Events, And A Notice Of The Revolution In Hayti
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 935450356X
• ISBN 13: 9789354503566
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Before the Civil War had a name, Benjamin Lundy was already on the road, arguing with a nation. One man, no turning back. In The Life, Travels, And Opinions of Benjamin Lundy, the Quaker editor and organiser behind early American abolitionism sets down a complete memoir collection that moves between personal resolve, public controversy, and hard miles across the Texas and Mexico frontier. Part nineteenth-century travel memoir, part historical political autobiography, Lundy traces the anti-slavery reform movement as he saw it: newspapers, meetings, alliances, and setbacks, all framed by the slavery and emancipation debate that defined the antebellum United States. Alongside accounts of his journeys to Texas and Mexico, he offers a sketch of contemporary events and a notice of the revolution in Hayti, widening the lens from local agitation to Atlantic-world upheaval. For readers who value primary source history and for collectors of quaker abolitionist literature and American reform literature, this is a vivid record of conscience in action, written from inside the struggle. Lundy writes with urgency, and his reporting makes public controversy feel personal. Dip in for travel and political witness, or follow his life step by step as a landmark of nineteenth-century reform writing that speaks to power, labour, and human dignity. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike, and a classic reprint edition worthy of the shelf.