Reinhardt, Mark
Who Speaks for Margaret Garner?
- ISBN 13:
- 9780816642595
- author:
- Reinhardt, Mark
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- University of Minnesota Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2010
- Pages:
- 320
- Dimensions:
- 152 mm X 229 mm
- Genre:
- Social Sciences Civil Service Textbook
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The dramatic true story of Margaret Garner and her family's fight for freedom is revealed in this meticulously researched collection of primary documents. In January 1856, the Garners were at the center of one of the most intense fugitive slave cases in US history, sparking heated debates over slavery, freedom, and the nation's future. Through newspaper accounts, sermons, editorials, legislative debates, and literary responses, Mark Reinhardt sheds new light on this pivotal moment in American culture and society. This book offers a unique perspective on the complexities of antebellum America, exposing fault lines over slavery that would ultimately contribute to the country's descent into civil war. By immersing readers in a wealth of documentary evidence, Who Speaks for Margaret Garner? provides an engrossing introduction to the work of historical and cultural interpretation, revealing the nuances of a nation torn apart by conflicting ideologies.
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