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Conway, Moncure Daniel, 1832-1907 The Rejected stone: or insurrection vs. resurrection in America. By a native of Virginia

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00267.248 Author/Creator: Conway, Moncure Daniel, 1832-1907 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Book Date: 1861 Pagination: 1 v. : 132 p. : Height: 19.2 cm, Width: 12.3 cm Order a Copy

Conway's authorship marked as "By a Native of Virginia." Published by Walker, Wise, and Company at 245 Washington Street. Printed by Welch, Bigelow, & Co. First edition. A plea for emancipation divided into 19 chapters. Original red printed wrappers, which are fragile (front cover is barely attached).

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