Fanny Kemble's Civil Wars (Paperback)
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Format: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN-10: 0195148150
ISBN-13: 9780195148152
Sku: 30771812
Publish Date: 4/10/2007
Dimensions:
(in Inches) 9H x 6L x 0.75T
Pages:
304
Age Range:
NA
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In 1880, Frances Anne Kemble was born, into the most celebrated theatrical family in Europe. (from the first line)
| Now available in paperback is the story of Fanny Kemble, whose passionate writings against human bondage made her a heroine of the Union cause. 54 halftones & line illustrations. |
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This biography of the English actress and abolitionist Fanny Kemble chronicles her colorful life and her dedication to the cause to end slavery in America. Famous in her time as an actress, she left the stage to marry a Georgia plantation owner--and soon became horrified by the slave system. Kemble championed the abolitionist cause, and eventually moved back to England, where her journals of her plantation experiences became popular and influential.
This biography of the English actress and abolitionist Fanny Kemble chronicles her colorful life and her dedication to the cause to end slavery in America. Famous in her time as an actress, she left the stage to marry a Georgia plantation owner--and soon became horrified by the slave system. Kemble championed the abolitionist cause, and eventually moved back to England, where her journals of her plantation experiences became popular and influential.
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"[a] gripping biography that reads like a novel and is surprisingly brief." - Amy Timberlake September/October 2000
"[a] gripping biography that reads like a novel and is surprisingly brief." - Amy Timberlake September/October 2000
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