Item #22424 Petticoat Rebel. Mary Stetson Clarke.

Petticoat Rebel

New York: Viking Press, 1964. First Edition. 8vo. 255 pp. Illustrated by Robert MacLean. Red cloth in color illustrated dustjacket. A near fine copy (with minor wear; offsetting on title page from small newspaper clippinglight foxing to rear cover). Item #22424

The story of a young woman of Gloucester who believes passionately in the education of women; as a teacher her proudest pupil is a freed slave. "...the story of this brave young woman and the other slaves rescued and freed by Davie's father is one of the fascinating elements in a highly unusual novel..." set against the background of the American Revolution.

Price: $100.00

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