American to the Backbone - The Life of James W. C. Pennington, the Fugitive Slave Who Became One of the First Black Abolitionists

The incredible story of a forgotten hero - a former slave, Yale scholar, minister, and international leader of the Abolitionist movement.

About the author

Christopher L. Webber is the author of more than two dozen books, including American to the Backbone: The Life of James W. C. Pennington, The Fugitive Slave Who Became One of the First Black Abolitionists and Beyond Beowulf.
A graduate of Princeton University and a priest of the Episcopal
Church, Webber has served parishes in New York and Connecticut. Webber lives with his wife in northwestern Connecticut.

Product details

• Authors: Christopher Webber, Christopher L Webber, Christopher L. Webber
• Publisher: Norton
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.2013
• EAN: 9781605983882
• ISBN: 978-1-60598-388-2
• No. of pages: 352
• Series: Pegasus Books
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918