Sherry Penney (27 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. A very dangerous woman is what Martha Coffin Wright's conservative neighbors considered her, because of her work in the women's rights and abolition movements. In 1848, Wright and her older sister Lucretia Mott were among the five brave women who organized the historic Seneca Falls Women's Rights Convention. Wright remained a prominent figure in the women's movement until her death in 1875 at age sixty-eight, when she was president of the National Woman Suffrage Association. At age twenty-six, she attended the 1833 founding of the American Anti-Slavery Society and later presided over numerous antislavery meetings, including two in 1861 that were disrupted by angry antiabolitionist mobs. Active in the Underground Railroad, she sheltered fugitive slaves and was a close friend and supporter of Harriet Tubman. In telling Wright's story, the authors make good use of her lively letters to her family, friends, and colleagues, including Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. These letters reveal Wright's engaging wit and offer an insider's view of nineteenth-century reform and family life. Her correspondence with slaveholding relatives in the South grew increasingly contentious with the approach of the Civil War. One nephew became a hero of the Confederacy with his exploits at the Battle of Fredericksburg, and her son in the Union artillery was seriously wounded at Gettysburg while repelling Pickett's Charge. Wright's life never lacked for drama. She survived a shipwreck, spent time at a frontier fort, experienced the trauma of the deaths of a fianc , her first husband, and three of her seven children, and navigated intense conflicts within the women's rights and abolition movements. Throughout her tumultuous career, she drew on a reservoir of humor to promote her ideas and overcome the many challenges she faced. This accessible biography, written with the general reader in mind, does justice to her remarkable life.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. DJ has some very small edge tears and slight edge rubbing. Residue of large review slip which was pasted on the fly leaf.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No dust jacket. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized.

Hardcover. Name of owner and date on front endpaper; otherwise, in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Inscribed by the author. . 206p. Illus.

Soft Cover. Condition: Fine. 315 pages, illustrated. "A very dangerous woman" is what Martha Coffin Wright's conservative neighbors considered her, because of her work in the women's and abolition movements." FINE SOFTCOVER Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. 206pp. Black and white illustrations. Near fine in rubbed, stained, worn, very good dust jacket. A political biography of Dewey in the times from when Jackson was president to Lincoln's election. This account sheds light on the dissension and eventual split within the Whig party, and the complex issues leading up to the U.S. civil war.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS: "FOR JANE AND WALLY.". INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR.

paperback. Condition: Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing, fanning, inscriptions, margin notes, yellowing, staining on edge or cover or pages, bumps, scuffs, etc etc (sometimes multiple of these). It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive, furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order (at least not without checking with us first, although we don't always have time to check). We aim to dispatch prompty, the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries, see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only.…

First Edition. 8vo, pp. xv, 206. Notes, bibliography, index. Illustrated. Blue cloth. Ex library with stamps and pocket, remains of some printed matter that had been glued to flyleaf. A VG tight copy in scuffed and chipped dj. Biography of a traditionalist and conservative, caught up in the sweeping social changes of the mid-nineteenth century.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. First edition. 206pp. Black and white illustrations. Near fine in rubbed, near fine dustwrapper. A political biography of Dewey in the times from when Jackson was president to Lincoln's election. This account sheds light on the dissension and eventual split within the Whig party, and the complex issues leading up to the U.S. civil war.…

Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy. 325 pps.

Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: very good, fair to good. 206, illus., notes, bibliography, index, DJ somewhat soiled & scratched: sm tears, sm pcs missing, price sticker on front DJ. Daniel Dewey Barnard--politically conservative New York Whig, lawyer, congressman, family man, scholar, and popular orator--exemplified the tensions and conflicts that plagued the nation from Jacksonian times to Lincoln's election.…

Condition: New.

Condition: New. pp. xviii + 200.

Condition: New. pp. 224.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 315 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 224 pages. 9.50x5.75x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 200 pages. 9.25x6.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. xviii + 200 4 Figures, Illus.

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 224.

Condition: New. PRINT ON DEMAND pp. xviii + 200.

Condition: New. PRINT ON DEMAND pp. 224.