Fugitive Slave on Trial: The Anthony Burns Case and Abolitionist Outrage

by Earl M. Maltz

When runaway slave Anthony Burns was tracked to Boston by his owner Charles Suttle, the struggle over his fate became a focal point for national controversy. Boston, a hotbed of antislavery sentiment, provided the venue for the 1854 hearing that determined Burns's legal status, one of the most dramatic and widely publicized events in the long-running conflict over the issue of fugitive slaves. Earl Maltz's compelling chronicle of this case shows how...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700617361
• ISBN13: 9780700617364
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.7"