American to the backbone : the life of James W.C. Pennington, the fugitive slave who became one of the first black abolitionists / Christopher L. Webber.

The incredible story of a forgotten hero of nineteenth century New York City who was a former slave, Yale scholar, minister, and international leader of the Antebellum abolitionist movement. At the age of 19, scared and illiterate, James Pennington escaped from slavery in 1827 and soon became one o...

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Main Author: Webber, Christopher
Language:English
Published: New York : Pegasus Books, 2011.
Edition:First Pegasus Books edition.
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Physical Description:493 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map, portraits ; 24 cm
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