Martyr to freedom : the life and death of Captain Daniel Drayton / Zachary J. Martin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Martin, Zachary J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Abolitionists--United States--Biography.

Abolitionists.

Fugitive slaves--United States.

Fugitive slaves.

Drayton, Daniel, 1802-1857.

Drayton, Daniel.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (229 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Hamilton Books, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Captain Daniel Drayton was an Atlantic coastal trader and abolitionist who led a life filled with ambition but afflicted by failure. This book explores his life and questions possible motives behind his tragic suicide in the summer of 1857 in New Bedford, Massachusetts.

Contents:

Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction to the Second Edition; Chapter 1: The End and the Beginning; Chapter 2: Rebirth; Chapter 3: Cruise of the Pearl; Chapter 4: Trials and Tribulations; Chapter 5: Long Road into the Night; Chapter 6: The Beginning and the End; Bibliography; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-7618-9156-0

1-283-28363-8

9786613283634

0-7618-5423-1

OCLC:

755417155