Sojourner Truth - (Greenwood Biographies) by Larry Murphy (Hardcover)
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Highlights
- This simple narrative of an extraordinary life explores the power of a disinterested commitment to right and truth.
- About the Author: Larry G. Murphy, PhD, is professor of the history of Christianity at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, IL.
- 208 Pages
- Biography + Autobiography, Historical
- Series Name: Greenwood Biographies
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About the Book
Profiles the life of former slave and anti-slavery leader Sojourner Truth.Book Synopsis
This simple narrative of an extraordinary life explores the power of a disinterested commitment to right and truth.
Sojourner Truth: A Biography traces this remarkable woman's life from her birth through adulthood and to her death in 1883. Drawing from public pronouncements, personal correspondence, and journalistic accounts of key historical actors, it follows her extraordinary career and sets the events of her life in the larger context of U.S. social and political history. The years during which Truth lived bore witness to tremendous social and religious ferment in the United States, including, of course, the Civil War. Truth was directly involved, indeed an influential figure, in many contentious issues of the period, from slavery and abolition to religious revivalism, women's rights, temperance, racial reconciliation, and more. Her story serves as a prism through which readers will better understand how these complex matters were adjudicated in 19th-century America. More than that, her life demonstrates what courage, character, and principle can accomplish against all odds.Review Quotes
"highly recommended for both public and college biography collections." --Midwest Book Review
About the Author
Larry G. Murphy, PhD, is professor of the history of Christianity at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, IL.Dimensions (Overall): 9.3 Inches (H) x 6.2 Inches (W) x .8 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.01 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 208
Series Title: Greenwood Biographies
Genre: Biography + Autobiography
Sub-Genre: Historical
Publisher: Greenwood
Format: Hardcover
Author: Larry Murphy
Language: English
Street Date: January 20, 2011
TCIN: 90817613
UPC: 9780313357282
Item Number (DPCI): 247-47-2292
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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