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Helper, Hinton Rowan (1829-1906) Nojoque; a question for a continent.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00267.076 Author/Creator: Helper, Hinton Rowan (1829-1906) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Book Date: 1867 Pagination: 1 v. : 479 p. ; 19.1 x 13.5 cm. Order a Copy

Published by George W. Carleton & Company. In the introduction, Helper states, "Were I to state here, frankly and categorically, that the primary object of this work is to write the negro out of America, and that the secondary object is to write him (and manifold millions of other black and bicolored caitiffs, little better than himself,) out of existence, God's simple truth would be told..." Includes several signatures and notes of ownership related to the Sperry family.

Helper was United States consul at Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1861-1867. He traveled extensively, and wrote several books besides 'Nojoque,' including 'The Negroes in Negroland, the Negroes in America, and the Negroes Generally' (1868).

Helper, Hinton Rowan, 1829-1909

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