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Word by Word

Emancipation and the Act of Writing

Christopher Hager

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ISBN 9780674059863

Publication: February 2013

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328 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

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  • LITERARY CRITICISM: American: African-American
  • HISTORY: United States: Civil War Period (1850-1877)
  • SOCIAL SCIENCE: Ethnic Studies: African-American Studies
  • SOCIAL SCIENCE: Slavery

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    Christopher Hager is Assistant Professor of English and American Studies at Trinity College, Hartford.

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    • At the New York Times Civil War blog Disunion, read Christopher Hager’s piece on the reactions of American slaves—in their own words—to news of the Emancipation Proclamation
    • Listen to Hager discuss the lives of literate slaves on WBUR’s Radio Boston
    • In the Boston Globe, read more about Hager’s research
    • View more HUP titles on abolition and the American Civil War
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