The Freedmen's Book

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A hardcover book with dark brown cover. Gold writing on the spine reads, [The / Freedmen's / Book / Mrs. Child / Ticknor & CO]. The title page readds [THE / FREEDMEN'S BOOK. / BY L. MARIA CHILD.] followed by a quote from John G. Whittier, the logo for Ticknor and Fields, and the text [BOSTON: / TICKNOR AND FIELDS. 1866.]. The book begins with a dedication to Robert Small, reading [TO / THE LOYAL AND BRAVE / CAPTAIN ROBERT SMALL, / Hero of the Steamboat Planter, / THIS VOLUME IS REPSECTFULLY DEDICATED BY / L. MARIA CHILD.]. This is followed by an introductory greeting addressed [TO THE FREEDMEN.

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