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Helper, Hinton R., 1829-1906 Nojoque; a question for a continent.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00267.076 Author/Creator: Helper, Hinton R., 1829-1906 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Book Date: 1867 Pagination: 1 v. : 479 p. ; 19.1 x 13.5 cm. Order a Copy

Published by George W. Carleton & Company. In the introduction, Helper states, "Were I to state here, frankly and categorically, that the primary object of this work is to write the negro out of America, and that the secondary object is to write him (and manifold millions of other black and bicolored caitiffs, little better than himself,) out of existence, God's simple truth would be told..." Includes several signatures and notes of ownership related to the Sperry family.

Helper, Hinton Rowan, 1829-1909

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