The man with the branded hand
Subtitle: the life of Jonathan Walker, abolitionist
By: Alvin F. Oickle
Publisher: Westholme Pub.; Westholme Publishing
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Yardley, Pa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 298
ISBN-13: 9781594161360
Subjects: Abolitionists; Biography
Description: Walker was captured while attempting to smuggle slaves to freedom in 1844. He became the only man branded in a courtroom by a U.S. Marshal.  Once released, he remained active in the antislavery movement, participated in the Underground Railroad, and gave abolitionist lecture tours across the North.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 280-287) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Ordinary man, extraordinary hero; title: The making of a patriot; title: Settling down in Florida; title: The unforgivable crime; title: The Pensacola calaboza; title: National recognition; title: Trial and imprisonment; title: The branding; title: The unholy crusade denounced; title: Freedom at last; title: To cast in my mite for God's poor; title: The lecture circuit; title: Dispirited warrior; title: The dream fulfilled; title: One final effort; title: The final years; title: The afterlife of Jonathan Walker; title: Appendix: Letter from Jonathan Walker to Sojourner Truth.