1st Edition

Slavery, War, and a New Birth of Freedom 1840s-1877

By Jeffrey H. Hacker Copyright 2014
224 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

Slavery, War, and a New Birth of Freedom: 1840s-1877 , a new title in the six-title series History Through Literature: American Voices, American Themes, provides insights and analysis regarding the history, literature, and cultural climate of the eras of slavery, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. It brings together informational text and primary documents that cover notable historic events and... Read more
Chapter 1 The Literature of Slavery, Civil War, and Reconstruction; Chapter 2 Abolitionist and Antislavery Movements; Chapter 3 Alcott, Louisa May(1832'“1888); Chapter 4 Chesnut, Mary(1823'“1886); Chapter 5 Dickinson, Emily(1830'“1886); Chapter 6 Douglass, Frederick(ca. 1818'“1895); Chapter 7 Garrison, William Lloyd(1805'“1879); Chapter 8 Gettysburg Address; Chapter 9 Grant, Ulysses S.(1822'“1885); Chapter 10 Harper, Frances Ellen Watkins(1825'“1911); Chapter 11 Harte, Bret(1836'“1902); Chapter 12 Howe, Julia Ward(1819'“1910); Chapter 13 Jacobs, Harriet(1813'“1897); Chapter 14 Lincoln, Abraham(1809'“1865); Chapter 15 Muir, John(1838'“1914); Chapter 16 Reconstruction; Chapter 17 Slavery and Slave Life; Chapter 18 Stowe, Harriet Beecher(1811'“1896); Chapter 19 Underground Railroad; Chapter 20 Whitman, Walt(1819'“1892);

Biography

Hacker, Jeffrey H.