Pilgrim's Letters (Classic Reprint): Bits of Current History Picked Up in the West and the South, During the Last Thirty Years, for the Independent, the Congregationalist, and the Advance - Couverture souple

Joseph E. Roy

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1331487544 ISBN 13 : 9781331487548

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Thoughtful glimpses from a nation's early postwar years This collection compiles letters and reflections gathered over three decades in the West and the South, offering a window into the social ferment of abolition, education, and reform. It presents real voices, from ministers and teachers to editors and public figures, as they weigh liberty, citizenship, and moral progress in a changing America.

Two short paragraphs frame the scope and value. The first highlights how these letters trace the push for equal rights, temperance, and schooling for freedpeople, while the second notes the practical, everyday scenes—schools, towns, and communities—where these ideas took root and met challenge.

• Classic documents and firsthand observations from Civil War–era and Reconstruction-era America


• Attention to abolition, the fight for equal citizenship, and the role of education


• Focus on temperance, social reform, and the moral questions shaping a nation

Ideal for readers of historical letters, 19th-century reform movements, and those seeking a grounded view of how public moral issues played out in local communities.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1331487544
• ISBN 13: 9781331487548
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 325
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