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1 online resource (158 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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"Chapel Hill books." |
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"Works by George Moses Horton": pages 47-48. |
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Includes bibliographical references pages (48-52) and index. |
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Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Summary |
For his humanistic religious verse, his poignant and deeply personal antislavery poems, his folk verse, and, above all, his lifelong enthusiasm for liberty, nature, and the art of poetry, George Moses Horton merits a place of distinction among nineteenth-century African American poets. Enslaved for sixty-eight years - from his birth until the close of the Civil War - he was the first American slave to protest his bondage in published verse, the first black man to publish. A book in the South, and the only slave to earn a significant income through the sale of his poems. As a man and as a poet, Horton's achievements were extraordinary. In this volume, Joan Sherman collects sixty-two of Horton's poems. Her comprehensive introduction - which combines biography, history, cultural commentary, and critical insight - presents a compelling and detailed picture of this remarkable man's life and art. Covering a wide range of poetical subjects in. Varied verse forms, this collection is an eloquent testament to Horton's unique voice. |
| Contents |
Cover Page; The Black Bard of North Carolina; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; Introduction; Bibliography; Uncollected Poems; POEMS FROM The Hope of Liberty; POEMS FROM The Poetical Works; POEMS FROM Naked Genius; INDEX OF TITLES. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Horton, George Moses. |
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Horton, George Moses. |
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African Americans -- North Carolina -- Poetry.
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African Americans. |
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North Carolina. |
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Poetry.
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Slavery -- North Carolina -- Poetry.
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Slavery. |
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Enslaved persons -- North Carolina -- Poetry.
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Enslaved persons. |
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Electronic books.
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Biografieën (vorm)
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Gedichten (teksten)
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Poetry.
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Sherman, Joan R.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Horton, George Moses, 1798?-approximately 1880. Black bard of North Carolina. Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©1997 0807823414 (DLC) 96039347 (OCoLC)35814792 |
| ISBN |
0807864463 (electronic book) |
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9780807864463 (electronic book) |
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0807823414 (alkaline paper) |
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0807846481 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9780807823415 (alkaline paper) |
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9780807846483 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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