Fugitive slave on trial : the Anthony Burns case and abolitionist outrage / Earl M. Maltz.
| Author/creator | Maltz, Earl M., 1950- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, ©2010. |
| Description | x, 174 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Landmark law cases & American society Landmark law cases & American society. ^A388383 |
| Contents | The problem of fugitive slaves, 1787-1841 -- Prigg v. Pennsylvania and the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 -- Massachusetts responds -- Anthony Burns : escape, capture, and failed rescue -- The rendition hearing -- The verdict -- Return to bondage -- The fate of Anthony Burns -- The fate of the rescuers -- Loring under attack -- The Personal Liberty Law of 1855 and the removal of Edward Loring. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2010018068 |
| ISBN | 9780700617357 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0700617353 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780700617364 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0700617361 (pbk. : alk. paper) |