1856 Liberty & Slavery 1ed Confederate Bledsoe anti Slave Abolition Civil War

  

1856 Liberty & Slavery 1. Confederate Bledsoe anti Slave Abolition Civil War. Albert Taylor Bledsoe was a 19. Century Confederate officer and author who is primarily remembered, not for his military acumen, but for his staunch support of slavery in America.

He wrote a book, " Liberty and Slavery ", which, according to Brophy, was. The most extensive philosophical treatment of slavery ever produced by a Southern academic. Bledsoe argued for the continuation and extension of slavery by claiming that liberty allowed for humans to hold slaves. An essay on liberty and slavery. Collation: Complete with all pages.

References: Sabin 5892; not in Eicher or Nevins; Alfred Brophy, " University, Court and Slave ". Provenance: Handwritten - William Starr Myers, 1908. Richmond, issued February 17th, 1864; numbered 24873. Features the vignette of horses pulling a cannon. 7.5in X 5.25in (19cm x 13.5cm).