Description: George Thompson, Alanson Work and James E. Burr were arrested in Missouri in 1841 for attempting to free slaves. They were incarcerated in Palmyra Prison until their trials and sent to various penitentiaries after sentencing. This is a compendium of the events that Thompson encountered during his incarceration covering a variety of topics. In good condition, there is some foxing throughout along with crack starting at the front hinge from the bottom up. Chips to the edges of the boards and corners. Binding tight and secure. Some loss to head and tail of spine. Copyright of 1847, transferred to Alanson Work.Good Condition: 8vo: publisher’s embossed cloth boards with floral geometric embossed decorations front and back: gilt lettering on spine: yellow endpapers: chipped corners: beginning of split to spine from bottom up: chips up front spine: frontispiece (interior of the jail in Palmyra, Missouri) intact and yellow: foxing: “Prison Life and Reflections; or, a Narrative of the Arrest, Trial, Conviction, Imprisonment, Treatment, Observations, Reflections and Deliverance of Work, Burr, and Thompson, who Suffered an Unjust and Cruel Imprisonment in Missouri Penitentiary for Attempting to Aid Some Slaves to Liberty. Three Parts in One Volume”: by George Thompson, one of the Prisoners: Hartford: Published by A. Work: 1855. RAREA1855BEGA
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Year Printed: 1855
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: American (US)
Binding: Hardcover
Author: George Thompson
Subject: History
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Publisher: A Work
Place of Publication: Hartford
