. . "1800 - 1899" . . "BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General" . . . . "Biography"@en . "Biography" . "Electronic books"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Memoirs"@en . . "Memoirs" . . . . . . . . . . . . "Leland took up arms against King Louis-Philippe in the 1848 revolution in France, popularized the term \"emancipation\" of slaves, fought for the Union in the American Civil War, and unearthed a diverse collection of folklore, including the alleged \"bible\" of pagan witchcraft. A life-long truth-stretcher and story-teller, he tells his own tale in this disarming 1893 memoir."@en . . .