Quarles, Benjamin

The Negro in the American Revolution by Benjamin Quarles( Book )

47 editions published between 1961 and 2017 in English and Japanese and held by 3,517 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Originally published by UNC Press in 1961, this classic work remains the most comprehensive history of the many and important roles played by African-Americans during the American Revolution. With this book, Benjamin Quarles added a new dimension to the military history of the Revolution and addressed for the first time the diplomatic repercussions created by the British evacuation of African Americans at the close of the war. The compelling narrative brings the Revolution to life by portraying how those tumultuous years were experienced by Americans at all levels of society

Frederick Douglass by Benjamin Quarles( Book )

24 editions published between 1948 and 1997 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,460 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Quarles presents Douglass's own words, the views of his contemporaries, and analyses in retrospect by leading historians and political scientists to create a three-fold perspective

The Negro in the making of America by Benjamin Quarles( Book )

89 editions published between 1964 and 1996 in 4 languages and held by 2,354 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In The Negro in the Making of America, eminent historian Benjamin Quarles provides one of the most comprehensive and readable accounts ever gathered in one volume of the role that African Americans have played in shaping the destiny of America

The Negro in the Civil War by Benjamin Quarles( Book )

43 editions published between 1953 and 1989 in English and held by 2,079 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Quarles writes powerfully about the role of three-and-a-half million blacks in the South, who were impressed into non-combatant service - building forts and entrenchments, working in factories and mines. In the North, black Americans fought with distinction on the front lines, shedding blood for an ideal - emancipation ..."--Back cover

Black abolitionists by Benjamin Quarles( Book )

33 editions published between 1969 and 1991 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,034 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Makes clear the extent to which Negroes were involved in planning the battle against slavery and examines the special concerns which they brought to the struggle

Black mosaic : essays in Afro-American history and historiography by Benjamin Quarles( )

10 editions published in 1988 in English and held by 2,031 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass : an American slave by Frederick Douglass( Book )

35 editions published between 1960 and 2001 in English and held by 1,562 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An autobiographical account of a childhood and youth spent in slavery by a man who became a great abolitionist and leader of anti-slavery activity

Lincoln and the Negro by Benjamin Quarles( Book )

26 editions published between 1961 and 1991 in English and Portuguese and held by 1,444 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Traces the development of Lincoln's thought on slavery and recounts the events leading to the Emancipation Proclamation

The Negro American; a documentary history by Leslie H Fishel( Book )

14 editions published between 1967 and 1968 in English and held by 1,332 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Highlights the life of the plant breeder who developed many new trees, fruit, flowers, vegetables, grains, and grasses and improved many plants and trees aleady known

The Black American : a documentary history by Leslie H Fishel( Book )

23 editions published between 1967 and 1976 in English and held by 1,281 WorldCat member libraries worldwide