An edition of Trial and imprisonment of Jonathan Walker, at Pensacola, Florida, for aiding slaves to escape from bondage (1845)
Trial and imprisonment of Jonathan Walker, at Pensacola, Florida, for aiding slaves to escape from bondage
with an appendix, containing a sketch of his life.
By Walker, Jonathan
Publish Date
1846
Publisher
Published at the Anti-Slavery Office
Language
eng
Pages
123
Description:
"1 woodcut from a daguerreotype of Walker's hand inset into title page. 1 steel engraving of Walker, by J. Andrews, both [produced] by Southworth and Hawes Studio, Boston. ... early example of a daguerreotype used to comment journalistically and now seen as graphically striking as well. Southworth and Hawes were later to work enthusiastically with engravers and created a special lens for such work."--Hanson Collection catalog, p. 10
subjects: Fugitive slaves, Trials (Kidnapping), Trials, litigation, Abolitionists, Slavery, Biography, Antislavery movements, Slavery, united states, Fugitive slaves, united states, Florida, history, Antislavery movements, united states
People: Jonathan Walker (1799-1878)
Places: United States, Florida, Pensacola