Brennan, Denis, 1945-

The making of an abolitionist : William Lloyd Garrison's path to publishing The Liberator / Denis Brennan. - Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland and Company, Incorporated, Publishers, (c)2014. - 1 online resource.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction: Standing at case -- The "mere boy" -- Political machinations -- Religious apathy -- A change of heart -- On trial in Baltimore -- "And I will be heard" -- "The press is able to cope".

"This book traces William Lloyd Garrison's path through a printing career to the decision to publish The Liberator. He was a mechanic and an editor, later a reformer, but always a printer. His expertise with the printing press and the practice of journalism became for him the natural means for ending slavery"--



9781476615356


Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879.


Liberator (Boston, Mass. : 1831)


Abolitionists--United States--Biography.
Printers--United States--Biography.
Journalists--United States--Biography.
Antislavery movements--History--United States--19th century.


Electronic Books.

E449 / .M355 2014