From the same series that produced the classic and beloved novel, Call of the Wild, Jack London's Jerry of the Islands accompanies the other Jack London stories that portray dog protagonists. Born on the Santa Isabelle Island, Jerry, an Irish terrier, belongs to a slave owner named Mr. Haggin. On the plantation, Jerry is responsible for chasing the slaves, as ordered by Mr. Haggin. He is content on the plantation, but when Captain Van Horn comes into...

Consists of the last five chapters of Higginson's "Travellers and Outlaws". Fired with an abolitionist's passion, these five true accounts of slave uprisings in Latin America and the United States are among the best writings we have of the struggle to end slavery in the Western hemisphere. Written by a dedicated antislavery crusader and first published in the Atlantic Monthly in the 1850s and 1860s, these highly readable essays combine in-depth research...

"A Vindication of the Rights of Woman" is a 1792 work by 18th-century British proto-feminist Mary Wollstonecraft. Among the earliest works of feminist philosophy, this text constitutes a rebuttal to 18th century educational and political theorists who maintained that women should not be granted an education. Within it, Wollstonecraft posits the essential nature of women's education to the strength of a nation and argues that they are human beings...