Published by Harvard University Press, 1998
ISBN 10: 0674802993 ISBN 13: 9780674802995
Seller: Blue Vase Books, Interlochen, MI, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact (including the dust cover, if applicable). Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.
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Published by Harvard University Press, 1997
ISBN 10: 0674802985 ISBN 13: 9780674802988
Seller: Better World Books: West, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
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Published by Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 1997
Seller: Library House Internet Sales, Grand Rapids, OH, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. On February 15, 1851, Shadrach Minkins was serving breakfast at a coffeehouse in Boston when history caught up with him. The first runaway to be arrested in New England under the 1850 Fugitive Slave Law, this illiterate Black man from Virginia found himself the catalyst of one of the most dramatic episodes of rebellion and legal wrangling before the Civil War. In a remarkable effort of historical sleuthing, Gary Collison has recovered the true story of Shadrach Minkins%u2019 life and times and perilous flight. His book restores an extraordinary chapter to our collective history and at the same time offers a rare and engrossing picture of the life of an ordinary Black man in nineteenth-century North America. As Minkins%u2019 journey from slavery to freedom unfolds, we see what day-to-day life was like for a slave in Norfolk, Virginia, for a fugitive in Boston, and for a free Black man in Montreal. Collison recreates the drama of Minkins%u2019s arrest and his subsequent rescue by a band of Black Bostonians, who spirited the fugitive to freedom in Canada. He shows us Boston%u2019s Black community, moved to panic and action by the Fugitive Slave Law, and the previously unknown community established in Montreal by Minkins and other refugee Blacks from the United States. And behind the scenes, orchestrating events from the disastrous Compromise of 1850 through the arrest of Minkins and the trial of his rescuers, is Daniel Webster, who through the exigencies of his dimming political career, took the role of villain. Webster is just one of the familiar figures in this tale of an ordinary man in extraordinary circumstances. Others, such as Frederick Douglass, Richard Henry Dana, Jr., Harriet Jacobs, and Harriet Beecher Stowe (who made use of Minkins%u2019s Montreal community in Uncle Tom%u2019s Cabin), also appear throughout the narrative. Minkins%u2019 intriguing story stands as a fascinating commentary on the nation%u2019s troubled times%u2014on urban slavery and Boston abolitionism, on the Underground Railroad, and on one of the federal government%u2019s last desperate attempts to hold the Union together. Former library book. Mylar protector included. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Ex-Library.
Published by Harvard Univ. Press, Cambrdige, 1997
ISBN 10: 0674802985 ISBN 13: 9780674802988
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. First Edition. 294pp. Illustrated. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Assn for Gravestone Studies, 2006
ISBN 10: 1878381164 ISBN 13: 9781878381163
Seller: Tiber Books, Cockeysville, MD, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. . . . . 8vo, paperback. Vg+ condition. Inked price notation on title page. Covers and contents clean, unworn, no marking or writing. Binding sturdy, square and tight.158 pp., illustrations. Burial, Customs, History, Rites, 1878381164.
Published by Westfield State College, Westfield, MA, 1984
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good +. Original Edition. A very nice original copy of this Massachusetts history journal containing the following articles: "Boston's Celebration of Peace in 1783 and 1784" by Myron F. Wehtje; "Reverend Lyman Whiting's Test of Faith" by Robert M. Taylor, Jr.; "The Boston Vigilance Committee: A Reconsideration" by Gary L. Collison; "Mayor John F. Fitzgerald and Boston's Schools, 1905-1913" by James W. Fraser; "The Emergency Relief Committee of Fitchburg, 1931-1934" by Edmund B. Thomas, Jr. Book.
Published by Harvard University Press, 1997
ISBN 10: 0674802985 ISBN 13: 9780674802988
Seller: HOWLGLEN, Seven Valleys, PA, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page - Square and completely unmarked copy with moderate wear to boards, strongest at foot, light toning/handling wear at text block edges, and a previous owner's name inside on front free end paper. Dust jacket neither faded nor price clipped ($27.95) with moderately worn edges. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, 1998
ISBN 10: 0674802993 ISBN 13: 9780674802995
First Edition
Softcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Good condition. First edition, later printing. Occasional pencil marks in margins. Outside corners slightly curved.; 9.18 X 6.15 X 0.80 inches.
Published by Assn for Gravestone Studies
Seller: Books End Bookshop, Syracuse, NY, U.S.A.
Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: None. 158 pages.
Published by Assn for Gravestone Studies
ISBN 10: 1878381156 ISBN 13: 9781878381156
Seller: Books End Bookshop, Syracuse, NY, U.S.A.
Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: None. 0.5 x 9 x 6.25 Inches.
Published by Assn for Gravestone Studies, 2004
ISBN 10: 1878381148 ISBN 13: 9781878381149
Seller: Books End Bookshop, Syracuse, NY, U.S.A.
Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: None. 0.5 x 9.25 x 6.25 Inches.
Published by Assn for Gravestone Studies, 2007
ISBN 10: 1878381172 ISBN 13: 9781878381170
Seller: Tiber Books, Cockeysville, MD, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: New. . . . . 8vo, paperback. NEW. No wear inside or out; crisp, clean - pristine. Burial, Customs, History, Rites, 1878381172.
Published by First edition, published by Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1997., 1997
ISBN 10: 0674802985 ISBN 13: 9780674802988
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near fine with near fine dust jacket. Dust jacket is lightly bumped along top and bottom edges. 294 pages with index and 19 illustrations.
Published by The Association for Gravestone Studies, 2004
Seller: McAllister & Solomon Books, Wilmington, NC, U.S.A.
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Soft cover, 220 pages. Illustrated. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.