| All on Fire: William Lloyd Garrison and the Abolition of Slavery Contributor(s): Mayer, Henry (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393332365 ISBN-13: 9780393332360 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $38.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2008 Annotation: "Superb....[A] richly researched, passionately written book."--William E. Cain, "Boston Globe" Widely acknowledged as the definitive history of the era, Henry Mayer's National Book Award finalist biography of William Lloyd Garrison brings to life one of the most significant American abolitionists. Extensively researched and exquisitely nuanced, the political and social climate of Garrison's times and his achievements appear here in all their prophetic brilliance. Finalist for the National Book Award, winner of the J. Anthony Lucas Book Prize, winner of the Commonwealth Club Silver Prize for Nonfiction. 76 illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - General - History | United States - 19th Century - Social Science | Slavery |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 1.68" H x 6.33" W x 9.15" (2.26 lbs) 770 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 43137 Reading Level: 13.1 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 70.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Widely acknowledged as the definitive history of the era, Henry Mayer's National Book Award finalist biography of William Lloyd Garrison brings to life one of the most significant American abolitionists. Extensively researched and exquisitely nuanced, the political and social climate of Garrison's times and his achievements appear here in all their prophetic brilliance. Finalist for the National Book Award, winner of the J. Anthony Lucas Book Prize, winner of the Commonwealth Club Silver Prize for Nonfiction. |
Contributor Bio(s): Mayer, Henry: - Henry Mayer was a National Book Award finalist for All on Fire and is the author of A Son of Thunder: Patrick Henry and the American Republic. He died in 2000. |