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Garrison, Wendell Phillips, 1840-1907 William Lloyd Garrison: the story of his life, told by his children

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00267.368 Author/Creator: Garrison, Wendell Phillips, 1840-1907 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Book Date: 1885-1889 Pagination: 4 v. : ill ; 24 x 17 cm. Order a Copy

Published by The Century Co., New York. Illustrated with wood engravings. Volume 1 covers 1805-1835, Vol. 2 1835-1840, Vol. 3 1841-1860, and Vol. 4 1861-1879.

Garrison, Wendell Phillips, 1840-1907
Garrison, Francis Jackson, 1848-1916
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Rise of Industrial America, 1877-1900
Reform Movement
Slavery
Abolition
Politics
African American History
Slavery & Anti-slavery

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