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This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It contains classical
literature works from over two thousand years. Most of these titles
have been out of print and off the bookstore shelves for decades.
The book series is intended to preserve the cultural legacy and to
promote the timeless works of classical literature. Readers of a
TREDITION CLASSICS book support the mission to save many of the
amazing works of world literature from oblivion. With this series,
tredition intends to make thousands of international literature
classics available in printed format again - worldwide.
This book (hardcover) is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It
contains classical literature works from over two thousand years.
Most of these titles have been out of print and off the bookstore
shelves for decades. The book series is intended to preserve the
cultural legacy and to promote the timeless works of classical
literature. Readers of a TREDITION CLASSICS book support the
mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from
oblivion. With this series, tredition intends to make thousands of
international literature classics available in printed format again
- worldwide.
The Greatest Escape of African slaves in American history
This unique book from Leonaur collects three pieces concerning the
so called 'Schooner Pearl Incident' of 1848. This bid for freedom
by seventy-seven slaves from Washington DC, a decade or so before
the outbreak of the American Civil War, was the largest ever
attempt to escape by slaves in American history and one of the most
significant episodes in the struggle by African slaves to gain
freedom in the U. S. A. The escape was organised by both white and
free black radicals and the plan included a 225 mile sail by the
'Pearl' carrying the slaves to the 'free state' of New Jersey. Ill
fortune and bad weather delayed the escapees and they were quickly
captured by an armed posse travelling on a steamboat. The
re-captured slaves were punished by being sold into the southern
states and the incident promoted pro-slavery riots in Washington.
These events proved tragic for most of those who participated in
the escape and included imprisonment for some of the instigators.
'The Schooner Pearl Incident' nevertheless promoted vigorous
political debate about slavery and contributed to the abolition of
the slave trade in the District of Columbia. The Edmondson sisters,
two of the recaptured slaves, achieved fame when their freedom was
purchased by the congregation of a Brooklyn, New York, church. The
escape also provided the inspiration for Harriet Beecher Stowe's
enduringly famous novel 'Uncle Tom's Cabin.'
Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each
title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our
hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their
spines and fabric head and tail bands.
The Greatest Escape of African slaves in American history
This unique book from Leonaur collects three pieces concerning the
so called 'Schooner Pearl Incident' of 1848. This bid for freedom
by seventy-seven slaves from Washington DC, a decade or so before
the outbreak of the American Civil War, was the largest ever
attempt to escape by slaves in American history and one of the most
significant episodes in the struggle by African slaves to gain
freedom in the U. S. A. The escape was organised by both white and
free black radicals and the plan included a 225 mile sail by the
'Pearl' carrying the slaves to the 'free state' of New Jersey. Ill
fortune and bad weather delayed the escapees and they were quickly
captured by an armed posse travelling on a steamboat. The
re-captured slaves were punished by being sold into the southern
states and the incident promoted pro-slavery riots in Washington.
These events proved tragic for most of those who participated in
the escape and included imprisonment for some of the instigators.
'The Schooner Pearl Incident' nevertheless promoted vigorous
political debate about slavery and contributed to the abolition of
the slave trade in the District of Columbia. The Edmondson sisters,
two of the recaptured slaves, achieved fame when their freedom was
purchased by the congregation of a Brooklyn, New York, church. The
escape also provided the inspiration for Harriet Beecher Stowe's
enduringly famous novel 'Uncle Tom's Cabin.'
Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each
title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our
hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their
spines and fabric head and tail bands.
Title: Personal memoir of Daniel Drayton: for four years and four
months a prisoner (for charity's sake) in Washington Jail:
including a narrative of the voyage and capture of the schooner
Pearl.Author: Daniel DraytonPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana
Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography,
Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a
collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the
Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s.
Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and
exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War
and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and
abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana offers an
up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere,
encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North
America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th
century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and
South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights
the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary
opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to
documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts,
newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and
more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of
original works are available via print-on-demand, making them
readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars,
and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from
various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this
title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to
insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington
LibraryDocumentID: SABCP01024800CollectionID:
CTRG93-B582PublicationDate: 18540101SourceBibCitation: Selected
Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to
AmericaNotes: Drayton was convicted for aiding slaves to escape
from Washington, D.C.Collation: 122 p., 1] leaf of plates: port.;
20 cm
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the worlds literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
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