bookfever.com

First printing. A fascinating account of the arguments in the Senate on the various anti-slavery measures proposed during the early years of the "Rebellion." INSCRIBED 'with the regards of' on the front endpaper by the author, an anti-slavery activist, one of the founders of the Free Soil Party, and member of the Senate from 1855-1873. Wilson eventually became a radical Republican who advocated full civil rights for African Americans after the end of the Civil War. Nicknamed "the Natick cobbler" referring to his early years as an apprentice, he became Vice-President of the US during Grant's second term, from 1873-1875, and died in office. This book makes very vivid the fact that emancipation was not a single proclamation, but a slow, and in the end, triumphant process. Among the topics covered, in addition to the abolition of slavery, are equal pay for colored soldiers, recognition of the republics of Hayti and Liberia, and a bill ensuring for the first time that in "the courts of the US there shall be no exclusion of any witness on account of color." pgs: xv, 384, plus 2 pages of advertisements. Bound in original dark green embossed cloth with gold lettering on the spine. Corners slightly bumped, bookplate and embossed seal of previous owner - otherwise in very good condition. Author's inscription is in pencil. .

Book Listing #7134      525.00      BUY!      Shopping Cart

We have been selling books on the internet, by mail order and at book fairs, as well as in our open shop in Jackson, California, since 1992. We currently have over 50,000 books and magazines in stock - many more than are listed on our website, so please do not hesitate to contact us if you cannot find what you are looking for. We enjoy helping clients develop their collection - whether by author or by topic - or for research purposes, such as a doctoral dissertation - and we also enjoy making suggestions for an appropriate book as a gift.

The books available for sale range from rare to used books: antiquarian or second hand, collectible or reading copies, and out-of-print books, magazines and pulps. Our inventory contains fine first edition literature, advanced review copies (ARCs), proofs, limited editions. Books signed or inscribed by the author or illustrator is one of our specialities with over 3,000 in stock.

The topics in which we specialize include African American literature and history, Latin American literature, mostly in translation and works by Chicano or Hispanic authors, Hawaiian, Asian and Asian American and Native American fiction and nonfiction, women authors and women's studies, mystery and detective fiction, science fiction, fantasy and horror, children's books and vintage juvenile series, poetry, small press publications, focusing especially on the 60's counter culture and beat writers, and Western Americana and California history.