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1859 Barth Africa Travels Voyages SLAVE TRADE: 1859 Barth Africa Travels Voyages SLAVE TRADE Exploration SUDAN Illustrated Heinrich Barth is thought to be one of the greatest of the European explorers of Africa, as his scholarly preparation, abili

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1866 1ed Prison Life of Jefferson Davis Civil War Slave: 1866 1ed Prison Life of Jefferson Davis Civil War Slavery Confederate President "A sympathetic account of Davis's confinement at Fortress Monroe; by the physician assigned to attend him; includes seve

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1881 1ed Uncle Remus Mr Fox Mr Rabbit Joel Harris Slave: 1881 1ed Uncle Remus Mr Fox Mr Rabbit Joel Harris Slavery Song of South RARE UK ed Br’er Rabbit and crew are the basis and inspiration for Disney’s black folklore, controversial tale “Song of th

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1898 Civil War Nursing SLAVERY Slave Torture: 1898 Civil War Nursing SLAVERY Slave Torture Illustrated Mary Livermore Story Mary Livermore was an American author during the Civil War, who recorded the events of her work during the war, particular

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1824 African Slave Trade Early America Slavery: 1824 African Slave Trade Early America Slavery pre Civil WAR Laws Africa Freedom “A View of the State of African Salve Trade” is an early American pamphlet, published by the Philadelphia Yearly Me

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1860 1st edition John Brown Abolitionist American SLAVE: 1860 1st edition John Brown Abolitionist American SLAVERY Civil War Redpath John Brown was one of the most famous 19th-century American abolitionists, who was determined to find a way to overthrow sla

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1860 RARE 1st ed Life of Abraham Lincoln & Hamlin SLAVE: 1860 RARE 1st ed Life of Abraham Lincoln & Hamlin SLAVERY Douglas Debates “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.” ― Abraham Lincoln A

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1855 Slavery South-Side View Racism Slave Emancipation: 1855 Slavery South-Side View Racism Slave Emancipation Uncle Tom’s Cabin Nehemiah Adams was an American clergyman and writer. In 1854, he took a trip to the American South, and wrote a book entitled

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Item Details

Description

First edition.

'An Illustration of African Slavery

in the Early Eighteenth Century'.

Publishers blue cloth with gilt title label to spine.

Portrait frontispiece.

Full-page and in-text illustrations.

A very lovely copy.
Publisher

Oxford University Press., London

Author

Douglas Grant

Date Published

1968

Binding

Hardback

Condition

Very Good

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