Gary Collison (33 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Exlibrary with usual library markings. Clear plastic laminated to dust jacket. Some spine slant.; 294 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Used - Very Good.

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.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. tight, uncreased spine, pages clear and bright, shelf and edge wear, corners bumped, packaged in cardboard box for shipment, tracking on U.S. orders.

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).…

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.…

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Clean copy but has previous owners name. Ships promptly.

Condition: Good+/VG (see notes). 1st. 8vo. 294pp. Signed by the author: INSCRIBED "To. with best wishes." Bit of. bowing to covers, several dog-eared pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. A runaway slave arrested in Boston in 1851 under the Fugitive Slave Act 1859. Minkins was a catalyst for for rebellion and legal challenges before the Civil War. His life in Norfolk, Virginia, Boston and Montreal rediscovered and analysed. Illustrations. 294 pages. Quoted postage for UK 2nd class. Overseas at least £6.60 . …

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.

Paperback. Condition: Good. I usually ship the sam eday.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. AFR.AMER STUDIES-This regular size hardcover is NEW in its jacket. black w/blue & white lettering Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 158 page soft cover with figure illustrations. The annual journal with 7 articles. including the update to the International bibliography. Back cover bottom corner has a crease - otherwise no flaws.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 214 page soft cover with figure illustrations. Seven papers are included in this year's annual. The last contribution is: The Year's Work in Cemetery and Gravemarker Studies: An International Bibliography, compiled by Gary Collison. No flaws.

PB. Condition: good, wraps (softcover). 220pp ISBN 1878381148. B&W illustrations (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. FINE H/b in FINE D/j.1st ed.1st print. History 1850's. b/w illustrations as expected. On 15th Feb 1851 Shadrach Minkins was serving breakfast at a coffee house in Boston when he was arrested and became the First Runaway slave under the 1850 Fugitive Slave Law to be apprehended. k Offering a rare, engrossing, picture of the life of an ordinary black man, in nineteenth century North America. 250pp.240x160mm [ blue paper boards with black cloth quarter binding, gilt titles, book as new , no inscsp ,Dust Jacket not price clipped , $27.95. Please see our image of the actual book offered for sale.…

paperback. Condition: Used; Very Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.

Hardback. Condition: Fine. VG+ Pc DW. 1st Edition. Blue paper covered boards, black cloth spine lettered in gold. Book is in very fine condition with virtually no signs of wear and/or age. Dustwrapper/dustjacket is price clipped with a small creased chip to top of spine. Otherwise, Dustwrapper/dustjacket is in very good plus condition with very minor signs of wear and/or age. …

Paperback. Condition: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Association for Gravestone Studies, 2004. Octavo. Paperback. Book is like new. Covers have shelf wear.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New. pp. 304 Reprint edition.

Condition: New. pp. 304.

Condition: New. In 1851 Minkins, the first runaway to be arrested in New England under the 1850 Fugitive Slave Law, became the catalyst of a dramatic episodes of antebellum rebellion and legal wrangling. Collison restores an extraordinary chapter to American history and of.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - 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' 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' 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' arrest and his subsequent rescue by a band of black Bostonians, who spirited the fugitive to freedom in Canada. He shows us Boston's 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 HarrietBeecher Stowe (who made use of Minkins' Montreal community in Uncle Tom's Cabin), also appear throughout the narrative. Minkins' intriguing story stands as a fascinating commentary on the nation's troubled times - on urban slavery and Boston abolitionism, on the Underground Rai.…