{"product_id":"letters-from-new-york-lydia-maria-child-9780820320779","title":"Letters from New-York","description":"\u003cp\u003eProminent author and abolitionist Lydia Maria Child began writing her \"letters\" from New York in August 1841 as a response to the troubling realities marking her private and public life. In particular, she was preoccupied by her editorial duties at the \u003ci\u003eNational Anti-Slavery Standard\u003c\/i\u003e and dismayed by the growing sectarian spirit of antislavery reform. Collected primarily from the pages of the \u003ci\u003eStandard\u003c\/i\u003e, her literary essays on women's rights, the preaching of African American minister Julia Pell, the Crosby Street Synagogue, animal magnetism, the engineering miracle of Croton Aqueduct, and countless other people, topics, and events capture the breathless and sometimes unsettling transformation of one representative hub of national life.\u003ci\u003eIn his general introduction and annotation of the text, Bruce Mills reconstructs the biographical and cultural context surrounding the book's publication and documents substantive changes between the Standard's version of the letters and the book form. This edition also includes ten letters that Child chose to omit from earlier editions, including essays on the farewell gathering for the Amistad captives at the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church and the near lynching of British abolitionist George Thompson. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLong considered among Child's best writing, Letters from New-York still captivates readers with its moving descriptions of enduring cultural realities. It offers readers a telling glimpse of New York as an emerging urban center and is an invaluable addition to the library of American literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lydia Maria Child, Bruce Mills\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0820320773\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780820320779\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Georgia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.94h x 5.99w x 0.82d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/09\/1999 pg. 27","brand":"Lydia Maria Child","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44522272227583,"sku":"9780820320779","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_260e996c-5d1c-419a-a4e1-96345e22323c.jpg?v=1700156411","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/letters-from-new-york-lydia-maria-child-9780820320779","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}