Born Free

Hoexter, Corinne K.. BLACK CRUSADER, FREDERICK DOUGLASS. Chicago: Rand McNally, c. 1970.
Boards are very, very slight warped, else binding is clean and sound, with very minor wear. Contents are clean and unmarked. DJ is not much to look at, but it provides plenty of protection and information. ; Gray cloth, brown lettering. BIOGRAPHY. "In this excellent biography. Corinne Hoexter brings to life one of these self-made man, the fearless abolitionist editor Frederick Douglass. Born a slave, Douglass fought against slavery and prejudice from his early childhood to his dying day. He began his public career as an oddity on the abolitionist lecture circuit - a slave who could read, write, and speak (with eloquence and force) of his experiences in the South. The author presents a fascinating account of the man's many-faceted craeer: lecturer, activist, editor, public servant, and spokesman for many causes, including universal education and women's rights. "...Frontispiece photo. Approx three dozen b/w illus (photos, drawings, reproductions) . Index. Bibliography. ; 8-1/2" Tall; 224 pages.

First Edition, Hardcover; First Printing, VG-/G.

[KW: Abolition; American Anti-slavery Society; Freedmen; Fugitive Slaves; William Lloyd Garrison; Free Negroes; Racial Discrimination; Slavery;,]

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Austin, Jon D. Mayflower Families Genealogies through Five Generations Volume 6 Third Edition Stephen Hopkins, Plymouth Mayflower Society
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Third (latest) edition. 8vo. Cloth binding, 563 pp. No dustjacket as issued. Stephen Hopkins (b. about 1582 - 1644) was a tanner and merchant who was one of the passengers on the Mayflower in 1620, settling in Plymouth Colony. By his first wife, Mary, he had at least two children, Constance and Giles. By his second wife, Elizabeth Fisher, whom he married at St. Mary Matfellon, Whitechapel, London on 19 February 1617/8, he had seven children, Damaris, Oceanus, Caleb, Deborah, Damaris, Ruth, and Elizabeth. With his wife Elizabeth and his children Constance, Giles, and Damaris, he sailed to Plymouth on the Mayflower. Their son, Oceanus was born en route. Stephen was a signer of the Mayflower Compact. Hopkins had made a previous trip to the New World. In 1609 he was on the ill-fated Sea Venture which was shipwrecked in Bermuda on the way to the Jamestown Colony in Virginia. He attempted to start a mutiny while stranded on the island. He was sentenced to death when this was discovered but was eventually set free after complaining of the "ruin of his wife and children". He eventually made his way to Jamestown before returning to England. The story of the Sea Venture shipwreck (and Hopkins' mutiny) is said to be the inspiration for The Tempest by William Shakespeare. In 1621 he was chosen as an emissary to Massasoit on behalf of the Pilgrims. He served in the Pequot War of 1637. New. Third Edition Hard Cover 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

[KW: STEPHEN HOPKINS GENEALOGY]

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Austin, Jon D. Mayflower Families Genealogies through Five Generations Volume 6 Third Edition Stephen Hopkins, Plymouth Mayflower Society
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Third (latest) edition. 8vo. Cloth binding, 563 pp. No dustjacket as issued. Stephen Hopkins (b. about 1582 - 1644) was a tanner and merchant who was one of the passengers on the Mayflower in 1620, settling in Plymouth Colony. By his first wife, Mary, he had at least two children, Constance and Giles. By his second wife, Elizabeth Fisher, whom he married at St. Mary Matfellon, Whitechapel, London on 19 February 1617/8, he had seven children, Damaris, Oceanus, Caleb, Deborah, Damaris, Ruth, and Elizabeth. With his wife Elizabeth and his children Constance, Giles, and Damaris, he sailed to Plymouth on the Mayflower. Their son, Oceanus was born en route. Stephen was a signer of the Mayflower Compact. Hopkins had made a previous trip to the New World. In 1609 he was on the ill-fated Sea Venture which was shipwrecked in Bermuda on the way to the Jamestown Colony in Virginia. He attempted to start a mutiny while stranded on the island. He was sentenced to death when this was discovered but was eventually set free after complaining of the "ruin of his wife and children". He eventually made his way to Jamestown before returning to England. The story of the Sea Venture shipwreck (and Hopkins' mutiny) is said to be the inspiration for The Tempest by William Shakespeare. In 1621 he was chosen as an emissary to Massasoit on behalf of the Pilgrims. He served in the Pequot War of 1637. New. Third Edition Hard Cover

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Adamson, Joy: Born Free: a lioness of two worlds, Fontana Books, 1960.
Das Buch befindet sich in einem ordentlich erhaltenen Zustand; in ENGLISCHER Sprache; Buchschnitt und Seitenränder alters-/papierbedingt angebräunt;

142 Seiten; Taschenbuch;

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