An edition of The man with the branded hand (2011)

The man with the branded hand

the life of Jonathan Walker, abolitionist

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The man with the branded hand
Alvin F. Oickle
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An edition of The man with the branded hand (2011)

The man with the branded hand

the life of Jonathan Walker, abolitionist

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Walker was captured while attempting to smuggle slaves to freedom in 1844. He became the only man branded in a courtroom by a U.S. Marshal. Once released, he remained active in the antislavery movement, participated in the Underground Railroad, and gave abolitionist lecture tours across the North.

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English
Pages
298

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The man with the branded hand: the life of Jonathan Walker, abolitionist
2011, Westholme Pub., Westholme Publishing
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Table of Contents

Introduction
Ordinary man, extraordinary hero
The making of a patriot
Settling down in Florida
The unforgivable crime
The Pensacola calaboza
National recognition
Trial and imprisonment
The branding
The unholy crusade denounced
Freedom at last
To cast in my mite for God's poor
The lecture circuit
Dispirited warrior
The dream fulfilled
One final effort
The final years
The afterlife of Jonathan Walker
Appendix: Letter from Jonathan Walker to Sojourner Truth.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 280-287) and index.

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Yardley, Pa

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
326.8092
Library of Congress
E450 .O33 2011

The Physical Object

Pagination
xiv, 298 p.
Number of pages
298

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL27128902M
ISBN 10
1594161364
ISBN 13
9781594161360
OCLC/WorldCat
697267477

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