Parker Pillsbury
, by Robertson, Stacey M.- ISBN: 9780801436345 | 0801436346
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 1/1/2000
In the first full-length biography of this remarkable American, Stacey, M. Robertson depicts a man who became a leading voice in the antebellum period. Crisscrossing the North for twenty-five years, Pillsbury denounced slavery to all who would listen. In his travels, he often endured the violent rage of mob opposition, but he also received the passionate support of fellow advocates. Robertson's vivid portrayal of this itinerant agitator revises standard views of the antislavery movement by highlighting the interplay between activists such as Pillsbury and the national leadership, which they often challenged. She also reveals how Pillsbury -- one of the nation's first male feminists -- struggled to reject the notion of male dominance i