The Untold Story of Shields Green: The Life and Death of a Harper's Ferry Raider Tapa dura - 2020

NYU Press, 10/6/2020 12:00:01 A. hardcover. Good. 0.9449 in x 9.6457 in x 6.4173 in.

NYU Press. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp.

New York University Press. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

New York University Press. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

New York University Press, 2020. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

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Hardback. New. <p><b>Explores the life of Shields Green, one of the Black men who followed John Brown to Harper’s Ferry in 1859</b><br /> When John Brown decided to raid the federal armory in Harper’s Ferry as the starting point of his intended liberation effort in the South, some closest to him thought it was unnecessary and dangerous. Frederick Douglass, a pioneering abolitionist, refused Brown’s invitation to join him in Virginia, believing that the raid on the armory was a suicide mission. Yet in front of Douglass, “Emperor” Shields Green, a fugitive from South Carolina, accepted John Brown’s invitation. When the raid failed, Emperor was captured with the rest of Brown’s surviving men and hanged on December 16, 1859. <br /> “Emperor” Shields Green was a critical member of John Brown’s… Leer más

New York Univ Pr, 2020. Hardcover. New. 221 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.25 inches.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.