Bøger af Daniel Drayton

The Personal Memoir of Daniel Drayton is a first-hand account of the author's experiences as a prisoner in Washington Jail for four years and four months. Drayton, a white abolitionist, was imprisoned for his involvement in helping enslaved people escape to freedom through the Underground Railroad. The book chronicles his time in jail, including his interactions with other prisoners and his efforts to maintain his physical and mental health. Drayton also reflects on his motivations for joining the abolitionist movement and the impact of his imprisonment on his personal life and relationships. The book provides a unique perspective on the struggles of abolitionists in the mid-19th century and the harsh realities of the American justice system during that time.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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Personal Memoir of Daniel Drayton, for Four Years and Four Months a Prisoner (for Charity's Sake) in Washington JailIncluding a Narrative of the Voyage and Capture of the Schooner Pearl, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.

Title: Personal memoir of Daniel Drayton: for four years and four months a prisoner (for charity's sake) in Washington Jail: including a narrative of the voyage and capture of the schooner Pearl.Author: Daniel DraytonPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand, making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars, and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington LibraryDocumentID: SABCP01024800CollectionID: CTRG93-B582PublicationDate: 18540101SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to AmericaNotes: Drayton was convicted for aiding slaves to escape from Washington, D.C.Collation: 122 p., [1] leaf of plates: port.; 20 cm

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.