Skip to main content

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Item(s) unavailable for purchase
Please review your cart. You can remove the unavailable item(s) now or we'll automatically remove it at Checkout.
itemsitem
itemsitem

Recommended For You

Loading...


charles sumner

Showing 1 - 12 of 31 results for “charles sumner
Skip side bar filters
  • White Slavery in the Barbary States

    This controversial, oft-suppressed work is a fascinating glimpse into the practice of white slavery. In White Slavery in the Barbary States captivity expert Charles Sumner takes a detailed look at the white slave markets which flourished on the Barbary Coast of North Africa, which included the Ottoman provinces of Algeria, Tunisia and Tripolitania and the independent sultanate of Morocco, between ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Complete Works of Charles Sumner

    The speeches of Charles Sumner have many titles to endure in the memory of mankind. They contain the reasons on which the American people acted in taking the successive steps in the revolution which overthrew slavery, and made of a race of slaves, freemen, citizens, voters. They have a high place in literature. They are not only full of historical learning, set forth in an attractive way, but each ... Read more

    $6.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Duel Between France and Germany

    But no classical authority is needed for this designation. War, as conducted under International Law, between two organized nations, is in all respects a duel, according to the just signification of this word,—differing from that between two individuals only in the number of combatants. The variance is of proportion merely, each nation being an individual who appeals to the sword as Arbiter; and ... Read more

    $6.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • White Slavery in the Barbary States

    Enriched edition. Unveiling the Forgotten Stories of Barbary State Captives

    In "White Slavery in the Barbary States," Charles Sumner provides a compelling exploration of the historical practice of slavery perpetrated by North African pirates known as the Barbary corsairs. Sumner employs a meticulous investigative approach, interweaving a richly detailed narrative with statistical evidence and firsthand accounts, highlighting the plight of American sailors captured in the ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Clara Barton a Centenary Tribute

    What woman has not said “I remember when I was a girl....” Clara Barton at eighty-six years said, in the story of her childhood, I remember ..., I remember riding wild colts when I was five years of age. I remember how frightened I was, but acquired assurance when my brother used to tell me to “cling fast to the mane.” To this day (at eighty-six years of age) my seat in the saddle, or on the bare ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Country of Sir Walter Scott

    'He was makin' himsel' a' the time, but he didna ken maybe what he was about till years had passed; at first he thought o' little, I dare say, but the queerness and the fun.'In these expressive words, Robert Shortreed, who guided Walter Scott on the celebrated 'raids' into the Liddesdale country, correctly summarized the youth and early manhood of the future poet and novelist. Scott was thirty ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Duel Between France and Germany

    "The Duel Between France and Germany" by Charles Sumner is a compelling exploration of the historical tensions and conflicts between these two nations. Sumner, a prominent American politician and abolitionist, delves into the political, social, and military aspects that have shaped the relationship between France and Germany. Through a detailed analysis, he examines key events and ideologies that ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Best Portraits in Engraving

    The Best Portraits in Engraving by Charles Sumner is an insightful examination of the art of portrait engraving, focusing on some of the most notable engraved portraits from history. In this work, Sumner—who was a prominent American statesman and art enthusiast—highlights the intricacies of portrait engraving as both an artistic and technical craft. He pays homage to the engravers who have ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Spanish Galleon

    "The Spanish Galleon" likely follows the thrilling adventures of a group of characters who set out to find or recover a Spanish galleon, a type of large sailing ship used by the Spanish Empire, particularly in the 16th and 17th centuries. These ships were often involved in transporting treasure, and the plot may revolve around a quest for lost riches, shipwrecks, and dangerous encounters at sea ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Barbarism of Slavery

    Enriched edition.

    In "The Barbarism of Slavery," Charles Sumner delivers a potent critique of slavery, intertwining moral philosophy with impassioned rhetoric to illuminate the ethical failures of a society that permits such an institution. Through a meticulous examination of historical, legal, and cultural frameworks, Sumner constructs a compelling argument against the justifications for slavery, revealing its ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Crime against Kansas

    Enriched edition.

    In "The Crime Against Kansas," Charles Sumner delivers a passionate and incisive critique of the pro-slavery forces undermining the integrity of the young Kansas territory during the contentious era of the mid-19th century. This powerful speech, originally delivered in the Senate in 1856, employs a meticulous blend of rhetorical fervor and stark moral clarity, vividly portraying the violence and ... Read more

    Was $1.99 USD Now $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Spanish Galleon

    Being an account of a search for sunken treasure in the Caribbean Sea

    In "The Spanish Galleon," Charles Sumner Seeley meticulously explores the intricate history and cultural significance of the famed ships that dominated maritime trade during the Age of Exploration. Employing a rich narrative style infused with vivid imagery, Seeley transports readers to the bustling ports and treacherous waters where galleons played a pivotal role in shaping the Spanish Empire's ... Read more

    Was $1.99 USD Now $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus