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The Yankee slave-dealer; or, an abolitionist down South. A tale for the times by a Texan.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00267.087 Author/Creator: Place Written: Nashville, Tennessee Type: Book Date: 1860 Pagination: 1 v. : 368 p. : Height: 19.1 cm, Width: 13 cm Order a Copy

Pseudonymous proslavery novel concerning the converted opinion of a visiting northern abolitionist. Published for the author in Nashville, Tennessee. Previous documentation notes this is a first edition.

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