Buy this book on-line EDWARD ATKINSON : LATE 19th CENTURY CLIPPED AUTOGRAPH SIGNATURE OF FAMED ABOLITIONIST AND FOUNDER OF THE ANTI-IMPERIALIST LEAGUE
64mo - up to 3" tall. [ABOLITIONIST] EDWARD ATKINSON [1827-1905) was a founder of the Anti-Imperialist League. He was born in Brookline, Massachusetts. In the decade before the Civil War, Atkinson was a successful entrepreneur as an executive of some of the leading cotton mills of New England. Later he was head of the Boston insurance company. He also fought against slavery by supporting the Free-Soil Party and a Boston committee to aid escaped slaves. Growing weary of compromise, he soon began raising money to pay for rifles and ammunition to support the insurgent guerrilla force of John Brown. Circa late 19th century CLIP SIGNATURE.. Book Condition: Very Fine. Binding: Manuscript Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of EDWARD ATKINSON : LATE 19th CENTURY CLIPPED AUTOGRAPH SIGNATURE OF FAMED ABOLITIONIST AND FOUNDER OF THE ANTI-IMPERIALIST LEAGUE. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres d'occasion, collectables, libri rari, antiquarian books and out-of-print books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |