2013 | ISBN: 1594161917 | EPUB | 679 pages | 6 MB
The Sweeping Story of the Men and Women Who Fought to End Slavery in America"In his fast-paced and deeply researched To Raise Up a Nation, William S. King narrates the coming of the Civil War, the war itself, and the emancipation process, through the intertwined lives of John Brown and Frederick Douglass. King"s stimulating, well-written account draws upon telling anecdotes and pen portraits to document America"s dramatic story from Harper"s Ferry to Appomattox, a drama personified by the lives of Brown and Douglass." —John David Smith, Charles H. Stone Distinguished Professor of American History, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and author of Lincoln and the U.S. Colored TroopsDrawing on decades of research, and demonstrating remarkable command of a great range of primary sources, William S. King has written an important history of African Americans" own contributions and points of crossracial cooperation to end slavery in America….