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Series
Brown mountain lights volume 3
Publisher
Spring Creek Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
221 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
An abolitionist, Lizzie lives in a state that has seceded from the Union and finds herself, as a woman of that era, unable to protect slaves being mistreated by their plantation owners as well as women who suffer at the hands of their husbands, without rights or laws to protect them. Lizzie continues to learn herbal healing from the Collins sisters while helping her beau Josh transport runaway slaves to safety via the Underground Railroad. She begins...
Author
Series
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
xiv, 244 pages, 10 pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The year 1963 was unforgettable for Americans. In the midst of intense Cold War turmoil and the escalating struggle for Black freedom, the United States also engaged in a nationwide commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Civil War. Commemorative events centered on Gettysburg, site of the best-known, bloodiest, and most symbolically charged battle of the conflict. Inevitably, the centennial of Lincoln's iconic Gettysburg Address received special...
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