Abolitionist and the Spy: A Father, a Son, and Their Battle for the Union
- A Father, a Son, and Their Battle for the Union
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- E-bog, ePub
- Engelsk
- 288 sider
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An abolitionist and a spy, father and son, in the forgotten Western theater of the Civil WarThe abolitionist legacies of Orville Brown and his son, Spencer, live on in this historic and daring 19th-century account. Journeying apart from each other, but with similar passion, Orville and Spencers stories span virtually every major abolitionist event: from the battles of Bleeding Kansas and the establishment of the free-soil movement to the river wars of Memphis, Vicksburg, and Shiloh. Readers will follow Orville west as he struck out for Kansas Territory to help ensure its entry as a free state. But the life of his precocious eldest son, Spencer, serves as an eventful accompaniment to Orvilles own adventures.As a young Navy recruit in the Civil Wars Western theater, Spencer volunteered to go behind enemy lines on numerous occasions. With his bold sleuthing and detailed diaries, Spencers life unfolds vividly against the exciting backdrop of the Union and Confederate battle for control of the Mississippi River. The lives of these daring men are a fortifying record of American perseverance.
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- SprogEngelsk
- Sidetal288
- Udgivelsesdato18-08-2020
- ISBN139781682684726
- Forlag Countryman Press
- FormatePub
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