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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Bound for Canaan Bound for Canaan Fergus M. Bordewich A history of the Underground Railroad as the movement reflected America's moral complexities and political divisiveness offers insight into the role played by the nation's westward expansion, the spi… OL15811880W
Bury the chains Bury the chains Adam Hochschild An account of the first great human rights crusade, which originated in England in the 1780s and resulted in the freeing of hundreds of thousands of slaves around the world. In 1787, twelve men gathe… OL15825553W
Bound for Canaan Bound for Canaan Fergus M. Bordewich With a historian's grasp of events and a novelist's ear for story, Fergus M. Bordewich has written a grand epic of American history — focusing on the sixty years leading up to the Civil War, which br… OL2933512W
The beautiful soul of John Woolman, apostle of abolition The beautiful soul of John Woolman, apostle of abolition Thomas P. Slaughter A biography of the famous eighteenth-century Quaker whose abolitionist fervor and spiritual practice made him a model for generations of Americans. OL3279748W
The humblest may stand forth The humblest may stand forth Jacqueline Bacon "Offering an alternative account of the abolitionist movement, The Humblest May Stand Forth analyzes the rhetoric of African Americans and white females involved in the crusade against slavery and ex… OL6209149W