Benjamin Quarles

  • 5

    Catalog books

  • 4

    Works

  • 1979 to 1996

    Strongest span

Who This Author Is

Benjamin Quarles has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 5 catalog-linked books across 1979 to 1996, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Backlist browsing.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with Black Abolitionists (A Da Capo Paperback) and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1979 to 1996; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Perseus Books and The Society [i.e. American Antiquarian Society].

Best Place To Start

Black Abolitionists (A Da Capo Paperback)

Perseus Books • 1991 • standard commitment

It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Backlist browsing entry points • common used copies from Perseus Books and The Society [i.e. American Antiquarian Society]

Genres and themes: Backlist browsing

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1979 to 1996; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Perseus Books and The Society [i.e. American Antiquarian Society].

Top Books To Start With

  1. Black Abolitionists (A Da Capo Paperback)

    Perseus Books • 1991 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1991 • 310 pages.

  2. Lincoln and the Negro

    Perseus Books • 1991 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1991 • 275 pages.

  3. The Negro in the Civil War (A Da Capo paperback)

    Perseus Books • 1989 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1989 • 379 pages.

  4. The Negro in the American Revolution (Chapel Hill Books)

    Univ of North Carolina Pr • 1996 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1996 • 231 pages.

  5. Black history's antebellum origins

    The Society [i.e. American Antiquarian Society] • 1979 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 1979.

How The Picks Compare

  • Lincoln and the Negro is the easier short commitment, while Black Abolitionists (A Da Capo Paperback) asks for more reading time up front.

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