Author: Samuel Webb
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Category : Abolitionists
Languages : en
Pages : 220

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Languages : en
Pages : 214

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Author: Pennsylvania Hall Association (Philadelphia, Pa.)
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Category : Slavery
Languages : en
Pages : 222

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ISBN: 9781331370765
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 210

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Excerpt from History of Pennsylvania Hall: Which Was Destroyed by a Mob, on the 17th of May, 1838 Behind the arch was a dome divided into panels, supported by pilasters and an entablature of the Grecian Ionic order, - the whole forming a chaste and beautiful arrangement. On this forum was a superb desk or altar, with a rich blue silk panel; behind this stood the presidents chair; on each side of this was a carved chair for the vice presidents; next to these were sofas; in front of which stood the secretary and treasurer's tables, with chairs to match. All these articles were made of Pennsylvania walnut of the richest quality: the chairs were lined with blue silk plush; the sofas with blue damask moreen; and the tables were hung with blue silk. The ceiling of the saloon was formed into one large panel, with coves all round the wall; in the centre of this panel was a ventilator nine feet in diameter, having a sunflower in the centre, with gilt rays extending to the circumference. In the centre of the flower was a concave mirror, which at night sparkled like a diamond. In the corners of the ceiling were four quadrant-shaped ventilators of similar construction to that in the centre. Over the ventilators were trap doors in the roof, which enabled the audience to have a constant stream of pure air passing through the house, without lowering the windows. This Hall, which was brilliantly lighted with gas, formed altogether one of the moat commodious and splendid buildings in the city. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author: Samuel Webb
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385572150
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209

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Reprint of the original, first published in 1838.

Author: Ira Vernon Brown
Publisher: Susquehanna University Press
ISBN: 9780945636205
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 228

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This is the first full-length biography of Mary Grew (1813-96), an American abolitionist and feminist, who worked steadily in the antislavery crusade from 1834 to 1865, in the Negro suffrage campaign from 1865 to 1870, and in the woman's rights movements from 1848 to 1892, her eightieth year.

Author: Larry Ceplair
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231068017
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 404

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Sarah Moore Grimke and Angelina Emily Grimke were the first women in America coming from a southern slave-holding family to speak publicly on behalf of the abolition of slavery.Creating a stir of controversy soon afterwards during the 1830s especially with the force of their testimony before the Massachusetts State Legislature, they soon found themselves defending publicly and at length the right of women to speak on moral and political issues and on the end of the subordination of women. The editor of this collection of eloquent political writings, Larry Ceplair, has written a critical introduction situating the Grimkes' in an historical and political context in which he describes the significance of their thought and work. Of special interest is the inclusion of writings documenting the Grimke sisters activities that preceded by 11 years the first woman's rights convention in America, held at Seneca Falls, N.Y., in 1848.Most of the Grimke sisters writings are out of print today. Mr. Ceplair's efforts will be greatly appreciated by those interested in the history of feminist theory, antebellum history.

Author: John Bach McMaster
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 698

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Author: Russell Frank Weigley
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393016109
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 870

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In this, the definitive comprehensive history of Philadelphia, the reader will discover a rich and colorful portrait of one of America's most vital, interesting, and illustrious cities.

Author: John Bach McMaster
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 720

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