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“michael j everton”

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  • The Grand Chorus of Complaint

    Authors and the Business Ethics of American Publishing

    by Michael J. Everton ...
    An engaging study of authorship, ethics, and book publishing in 18th- and 19th-century America, The Grand Chorus of Complaint considers the uneasy relationship between art and commerce with readings of correspondence, newspaper articles, and works by Thomas Paine, Herman Melville, and Fanny Fern. ... Read more

    $48.59 USD

  • The Broadview Anthology of American Literature Concise Volume 1: Beginnings to Reconstruction

    by Christine Bold et al. ...
    About the AnthologyGuided by the latest scholarship in American literary studies, and deeply committed to inclusiveness, social responsibility, and rigorous contextualization, The Broadview Anthology of American Literature balances representation of widely agreed-upon major works with a thoroughgoing reassessment of the canon that emphasizes American literature’s diversity, variety, breadth, and ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

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  • The Portable Frederick Douglass

    by Frederick Douglass ...
    A new collection of the seminal writings and speeches of a legendary writer, orator, and civil rights leaderThis compact volume offers a full course on the remarkable, diverse career of Frederick Douglass, letting us hear once more a necessary historical figure whose guiding voice is needed now as urgently as ever. Edited by renowned scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and Pulitzer Prize–nominated ... Read more

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  • On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience (Mobi Classics)

    by Henry David Thoreau ...
    Civil Disobedience is an essay by Henry David Thoreau that was first published in 1849. It argues that people should not permit governments to overrule or atrophy their consciences, and that people have a duty to avoid allowing such acquiescence to enable the government to make them the agents of injustice. Thoreau was motivated in part by his disgust with slavery and the Mexican-American War. ... Read more

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  • The Portable Nineteenth-Century African American Women Writers

    Edited by Hollis Robbins, Henry Louis Gates Jr. ...
    A landmark collection documenting the social, political, and artistic lives of African American women throughout the tumultuous nineteenth century. Named one of NPR's Best Books of 2017.The Portable Nineteenth-Century African American Women Writers is the most comprehensive anthology of its kind: an extraordinary range of voices offering the expressions of African American women in print before, ... Read more

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  • The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

    Penn Reading Project Edition

    by Benjamin Franklin, Amy Gutmann ...
    Printer and publisher, author and educator, scientist and inventor, statesman and philanthropist, Benjamin Franklin was the very embodiment of the American type of self-made man. In 1771, at the age of 65, he sat down to write his autobiography, "having emerged from the poverty and obscurity in which I was born and bred to a state of affluence and some degree of reputation in the world, and having ... Read more

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  • The Complete Works Of Ralph Waldo Emerson - Volume XI.

    by Edward Waldo Emerson ...
    The Complete Works Of Ralph Waldo Emerson - Volume XI.. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. ... Read more

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  • Clotel

    or, The President's Daughter

    by William Wells Brown ...
    The first novel published by an African American, Clotel takes up the story, in circulation at the time, that Thomas Jefferson fathered an illegitimate mulatto daughter who was sold into slavery. Powerfully reimagining this story, and weaving together a variety of contemporary source materials, Brown fills the novel with daring escapes and encounters, as well as searing depictions of the American ... Read more

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  • Twenty-Two Years a Slave, and Forty Years a Freeman

    Embracing a Correspondence of Several Years, While President of Wilberforce Colony, London, Canada West

    by Austin Steward ...
    I. SLAVE LIFE ON THE PLANTATIONII. AT THE GREAT HOUSEIII. HORSE-RACING AND ITS CONSEQUENCESIV. JOURNEY TO OUR NEW HOME IN NEW YORKV. INCIDENTS AT SODUSVI. REMOVAL FROM SODUS TO BATHVII. DUELINGVIII. HORSE-RACING AND GENERAL TRAININGIX. DEATH-BED AND BRIDAL SCENESX. HIRED OUT TO A NEW MASTER...XXX. DEATH OF B. PAUL AND RETURN OF HIS BROTHERXXXI. MY FAMILY RETURN TO ROCHESTERXXXII. THE LAND AGENT ... Read more

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  • Four American Leaders

    by Charles William Eliot ...
    In this work, Eliot delves into the character, philosophy, and achievements of each leader. He emphasizes Washington's leadership and integrity during the American Revolution and his role as the first President, which set the foundation for the nation's government. Jefferson is portrayed as a champion of liberty and democracy, focusing on his authorship of the Declaration of Independence and his ... Read more

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  • Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence: The Best Speeches Delivered by The Negro From The Days of Slavery to The Present Time

    by Various Authors ...
    The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient Books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical fiction, philosophy, science, Religion, folklore, mythology, history, literature, politics and sacred texts, in addition to Secret and esoteric subjects, such as: occult, freemasonry, alchemy, hermetic, ... Read more

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  • Du Bois: Essays

    Enriched edition. The Black North, Of the Training of Black Men, The Talented Tenth, The Conservation of Races…

    by W.E.B. Du Bois, Cedric Haynes ...
    W.E.B. Du Bois's 'Du Bois: Essays' is a collection of powerful essays that delve into the issues of race, social justice, and equality. Through his thought-provoking and eloquent writing style, Du Bois explores the complexities of the African American experience in America during the early 20th century. His work serves as a pivotal piece of literary and sociopolitical history, providing valuable ... Read more

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