Search Results: biographical sketches and interesting anecdotes of by mott abigail

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HardPress Publishing, 2012-01-10. Paperback. Good.

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Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2007-10-02. Paperback. Used:Good.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2007-10-02. Paperback. Good.

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Kessinger Publishing, LLC. paperback. New. 6x0x9. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

Kessinger Publishing, LLC. hardcover. New. 6x1x9. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

New York, Printed by the residuary estate of Lindley Murray, 1839. Third edition. Hardcover. Good. Octavo; 19 cm. Third edition. Contemporary sheep, black leather spine label. Modern leather reback, with original spine conserved. Minor loss to original leather on head and tail of spine. vi, [7]-408 p. Dampstaining, affecting text to first 25 pages, occasional spotting. <br><br> Mott attempted to humanize people of color through short biographies, stories demonstrating the humanity of blacks,and evidence of their creativity through poetry. Her sketches range internationally in scope (Sierra Leone, the Caribbean, Liberia, the US),including the well-known (Toussaint L'Ouverture, Phyllis Wheatley), the obscure (Poor Sarah. Billy and Jenny), and Native Americans (Good Old Ruththe Pequot, Margaret Ann Crutchfield). Sabin 51111