William Wells Brown: Author & Reformer. (Signed by John Hope Franklin)
by William Edward Farrison
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Wilmington, Delaware, United States
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About This Item
Chicago and London: University of Chicago, (1969). 482pp. Publisher's cloth. Light spotting to edges of text block. Near fine in a dust jacket in like condition.
First edition of this first biography of William Wells Brown, "Kentucky-born slave who became a self-educated writer and advocate of abolition, temperance, and international peace." The author argues for Brown's place alongside that of William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass, and Wendell Phillips. Inscribed by the series editor, John Hope Franklin.
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- Bookseller
- Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA) (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3727305
- Title
- William Wells Brown: Author & Reformer. (Signed by John Hope Franklin)
- Author
- William Edward Farrison
- Book Condition
- Used
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- 1
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Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
About Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
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