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Lädt ... Abolitionism and the Civil War in Southwestern Illinois (Civil War Series) (2011. Auflage)von John J. Dunphy (Autor)
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. A concise, well-written, well-researched account of slavery issues in the free state area opposite pro-slavery Missouri. There was a pro-slavery element, as the author explains, but also a strong anti-slavery element, and certainly an activepro-Union population when war came. Discusses Abolition, free press martyr Lovejoy, Brooklyn (established by free African-Americans), various anti-slavery figures, the Alton Confederate prison, the pro-Southern Copperheads, the very active Underground Railroad, and more. With photos and references. Highly recommended. ( ) keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
Southwestern Illinois played a fierce and pivotal role in the national drama of a house divided against itself. St. Clair County sheltered Brooklyn, founded by freed and fugitive slaves and a vital link on the Underground Railroad. Alton was the home of Elijah Lovejoy, gunned down defending his press from an anti-abolitionist mob, as well as Lyman Trumbull, who wrote the Thirteenth Amendment. After the outbreak of war, Alton's prison was packed with thousands of Confederate captives, a smallpox epidemic and the cross-dressing double agent Mary Anne Pitman. John J. Dunphy continues the story of the Civil War and abolitionism beyond the Emancipation Proclamation and Appomattox, seeking out the enduring legacy those struggles left in his corner of Illinois. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Google Books — Lädt ... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)977.3History and Geography North America Midwestern U.S. IllinoisKlassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt:
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