{"product_id":"portrait-of-an-abolitionist-a-biography-of-george-luther-stearns-1809-1867-contributions-in-american-history-0313298637","title":"Portrait of an Abolitionist: A Biography of George Luther Stearns, 1809-1867 (Contributions in American History)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0313298637\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Heller, Charles E.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorge Luther Stearns became John Brown's single most important financial backer. He personally owned the 200 Sharps rifles Brown brought to Harper's Ferry. Massachusetts Governor John Andrew asked Stearns to recruit the first northern state African-American regiment, the 54th Massachusetts Infantry, recently made famous by the Hollywood movie Glory. Stearns was made a major and made Assistant Adjutant General for the Recruitment of Colored Troops. He recruited over 13,000 African-Americans, established schools for their children, and found work for their families. After Emancipation, he worked tirelessly for African-American civil rights. Friends and associates included the Emersons and the Alcotts, Thoreau, Lydia Maria Child, Charles Sumner, Andrew Johnson, and Frederick Douglass.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51738043449632,"sku":"NEW0313298637","price":110.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/71uWWpFUWSL.jpg?v=1779581584","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/portrait-of-an-abolitionist-a-biography-of-george-luther-stearns-1809-1867-contributions-in-american-history-0313298637","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}