Portrait of an Abolitionist - A Biography of George Luther Stearns, 1809-1867 (Hardcover, New)

George Luther Stearns became John Brown's single most important financial backer. He personally owned the 200 Sharps rifles Brown brought to Harper's Ferry. Massachusetts Governor John Andrew asked Stearns to recruit the first northern state African-American regiment, the 54th Massachusetts Infantry, recently made famous by the Hollywood movie Glory. Stearns was made a major and made Assistant Adjutant General for the Recruitment of Coloured Troops. He recruited over 13,000 African-Americans and established schools for their children and found work for their families. After Emancipation, he worked tirelessly for African-American civil rights. Friends and associates included the Emersons and the Alcotts, Thoreau, Lydia Maria Child, Charles Sumner, Andrew Johnson, and Frederick Douglass.

General

Imprint:	Praeger Publishers Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 1996
First published:	February 1996
Authors:	Charles E. Heller
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	264
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-313-29863-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > General Books > Biography > General
LSN:	0-313-29863-7
Barcode:	9780313298639

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