Wisconsin Yarns presents The Fighting Editor by Fred Gerber, the story of the role Sherman Booth, Milwaukee abolitionist and editor, played in the escape of Joshua Glover from slavery and U.S. Marshall Kennedy's attempt to arrest Booth for aiding and abetting the escape.
[Label transcription] (Part 1) Wis. Yarns. Pt I of II; Fighting Editor; 1/22/47 (Part 2) TITLE: "The Fighting Editor"; SERIES: Wisconsin Yarns; PART: 2 of 3; PERFORMER: Narrator: Robert Gard; PRODUCER: Gerald Bartell; WRITER: Fred Gerber; DATE: 1/24/47; (handwritten on label) NOT COMPLETE (Part 3) TITLE: "The Fighting Editor"; SERIES: Wisconsin Yarns; PART: 2 of 2; PERFORMER: Narrator: Robert Gard; PRODUCER: Gerald Bartell; WRITER: Fred Gerber; DATE: 1/24/47
[Audio notes] False start. Second start at 01:22. End cut off of part 2.
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