Grassroots Reform in the Burned-over District of Upstate New York: Religion, Abolitionism, and Democracy (Studies in African American History and Culture)

Before the Civil War, upstate New York earned itself a nickname: the burned-over district.African Americans were few in upstate New York, so this book focuses on reformers in three predominately white communities. At the cutting edge of revolutions in transportation and industry, these ordinary citizenstried to maintain a balance between stability and change.Judith Wellman is the author of 'Grassroots Reform in the Burned-over District of Upstate New York: Religion, Abolitionism, and Democracy (Studies in African American History and Culture)', published 2000 under ISBN 9780815337928 and ISBN 0815337922.