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Roving Editor: Talks with Slaves in the Southern States - J. Redpath - Like New
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Like New
- Seller Notes
- “Like new condition. Clean pages, crisp covers.”
- Brand
- Penn State University Press
- Binding
- TP
- EAN
- 9780271026022
- ISBN
- 0271026022
- Book Title
- The Roving Editor: Or Talks with Slaves in the Sou
- Manufacturer
- Penn State University Press
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Pennsylvania STATE University Press
ISBN-10
0271026022
ISBN-13
9780271026022
eBay Product ID (ePID)
45089755
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
388 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Roving Editor : or Talks with Slaves in the Southern States
Publication Year
1996
Subject
United States / South / General, American / African American, Letters, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), United States / General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Travel, Literary Collections, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
22.8 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Reviews
"John McKivigan has done a splendid job of editing this paperback volume. . . . This little-known book, largely overshadowed heretofore by Frederick Law Olmsted's famous The Cotton Kingdom, will now, in this fine reprint, take its rightful place among the many volumes that enable us to gain some sense of the reality of American slavery and of the extremes to which Americans were driven to be rid of it." -Georgia Historical Quarterly, "John McKivigan has done a splendid job of editing this paperback volume. . . . This little-known book, largely overshadowed heretofore by Frederick Law Olmsted's famous The Cotton Kingdom, will now, in this fine reprint, take its rightful place among the many volumes that enable us to gain some sense of the reality of American slavery and of the extremes to which Americans were driven to be rid of it." --Georgia Historical Quarterly, "No other text about slave opinion before the Civil War exists. This new edition of Redpath's book makes a welcome addition to our understanding of how blacks felt about the peculiar institution on the eve of its demise." --Clarence E. Walker, University of California, Davis, "No other text about slave opinion before the Civil War exists. This new edition of Redpath's book makes a welcome addition to our understanding of how blacks felt about the peculiar institution on the eve of its demise." -Clarence E. Walker, University of California, Davis, &"No other text about slave opinion before the Civil War exists. This new edition of Redpath's book makes a welcome addition to our understanding of how blacks felt about the peculiar institution on the eve of its demise.&" &-Clarence E. Walker, University of California, Davis, "John McKivigan has done a splendid job of editing this paperback volume. . . . This little-known book, largely overshadowed heretofore by Frederick Law Olmsted's famous The Cotton Kingdom , will now, in this fine reprint, take its rightful place among the many volumes that enable us to gain some sense of the reality of American slavery and of the extremes to which Americans were driven to be rid of it." - Georgia Historical Quarterly, &"John McKivigan has done a splendid job of editing this paperback volume. . . . This little-known book, largely overshadowed heretofore by Frederick Law Olmsted&'s famous The Cotton Kingdom, will now, in this fine reprint, take its rightful place among the many volumes that enable us to gain some sense of the reality of American slavery and of the extremes to which Americans were driven to be rid of it.&" &-Georgia Historical Quarterly, "John McKivigan has done a splendid job of editing this paperback volume. . . . This little-known book, largely overshadowed heretofore by Frederick Law Olmsted's famous The Cotton Kingdom , will now, in this fine reprint, take its rightful place among the many volumes that enable us to gain some sense of the reality of American slavery and of the extremes to which Americans were driven to be rid of it." -- Georgia Historical Quarterly, "No other text about slave opinion before the Civil War exists. This new edition of Redpath's book makes a welcome addition to our understanding of how blacks felt about the peculiar institution on the eve of its demise." --Clarence E. Walker,University of California, Davis
Illustrated
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Synopsis
While a reporter at Horace Greeley's New York Tribune, James Redpath developed a strong curiosity about slavery and decided that he would travel south ""to see slavery with my own eyes."" Redpath interviewed slaves, recorded their opinions, and collected these letters into book form, publishing them in 1859 as The Roving Editor. While some historians over the years have utilized Redpath's book, many have treated it as merely another travel account of the antebellum South, dismissing the interviews as the fabrication of a radical abolitionist. John R. McKivigan has uncovered important historical records that certify for the first time the authenticity of Redpath's interviews; he presents here the original newspaper articles that supply the places and times of many of the slave encounters, which Redpath had edited out of the book. Furthermore, using Redpath's unpublished correspondence, McKivigan verifies his residence in southern communities at the times these interviews were reported to have taken place, making The Roving Editor one of the most valuable and compelling sources of the slaves' own testimony regarding their treatment in the late antebellum period., While a reporter at Horace Greeley's New York Tribune , James Redpath developed a strong curiosity about slavery and decided that he would travel south "to see slavery with my own eyes." Redpath interviewed slaves, recorded their opinions, and collected these letters into book form, publishing them in 1859 as The Roving Editor . While some historians over the years have utilized Redpath's book, many have treated it as merely another travel account of the antebellum South, dismissing the interviews as the fabrication of a radical abolitionist. John R. McKivigan has uncovered important historical records that certify for the first time the authenticity of Redpath's interviews; he presents here the original newspaper articles that supply the places and times of many of the slave encounters, which Redpath had edited out of the book. Furthermore, using Redpath's unpublished correspondence, McKivigan verifies his residence in southern communities at the times these interviews were reported to have taken place, making The Roving Editor one of the most valuable and compelling sources of the slaves' own testimony regarding their treatment in the late antebellum period.
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