American to the Backbone by Christopher L. Webber

American to the Backbone

Christopher L. Webber

352 pages first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative slow-paced
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At the age of 19, scared and illiterate, James Pennington escaped from slavery in 1827 and soon became one of the leading voices against slavery prior to the Civil War. Just ten years after his escape, Pennington was ordained to the ministry of th...

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