1865 FREED SLAVES' FIRST CHRISTMAS. Rare Novel on Freedmen's First Christmas & Meaning of the "N" Word. Preaching His distress is sensible and

His distress is sensible and the sermon reads almost as a meditation and prayer

A very early imprint of this and very handsome

MacMillian and CO

He subsequently sold Bucheet to a Mr

*Hans Holbein

1865 FREED SLAVES' FIRST CHRISTMAS. Rare Novel on Freedmen's First Christmas & Meaning of the "N" Word. Preaching His distress is sensible andA very scarce novelized version of what appears to be grounded in history, with the main white character being Abijah Green. The account was published immediately after the end of the Civil War and gave account of the newly freed slaves' first Christmas in the north, including their surprise at the weather, their gratitude during the season, etc., Notably, it contains an extensive section in which the main black protagonist attempts to explain how the