Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-206) and index.
Contents
The printer's stand -- The "mere boy" -- Political machinations -- Religious apathy -- A change of heart -- On trial in Baltimore -- "And I will be heard" -- "The press is able to cope".
Summary
"This book traces William Lloyd Garrison's path through a printing career to the decision to publish The Liberator. He was a mechanic and an editor, later a reformer, but always a printer. His expertise with the printing press and the practice of journalism became for him the natural means for ending slavery"-- Provided by publisher.