A second volume of the collected correspondence of the great African-American reformer and abolitionist features correspondence written during the Civil War years The second collection of meticulously edited correspondence with abolitionist, author, statesman, and former slave Frederick Douglass covers the years leading up to the Civil War through the close of the conflict, offering readers an illuminating portrait of an extraordinary American and the turbulent times in which he lived. An important contribution to historical scholarship, the documents offer fascinating insights into the abolitionist movement during wartime and the author’s relationship to Abraham Lincoln and other prominent figures of the era.
ISBN: | 9780300218305 |
Publication date: | 26th June 2018 |
Author: | Frederick Douglass |
Publisher: | Yale University Press |
Format: | Hardback |
Pagination: | 720 pages |
Series: | The Frederick Douglass Papers Series |
Genres: |
Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 |