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William Wells Brown
Ce livre classique a ete initialement publie il y a plusieurs decennies sous le titre ""My Southern Home Or, the South and Its People"". Il a maintenant ete traduit par…
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Dieses klassische Buch wurde urspruenglich vor Jahrzehnten unter dem Titel ""My Southern Home Or, the South and Its People"". Es wurde jetzt von Writat fuer seine franzoesischsprachigen Leser in die…
My Southern Home: Or, the South and Its People, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at…
Born into slavery in Kentucky, William Wells Brown (1814-1884) was kept functionally illiterate until after his escape at the age of nineteen. Brown wrote extensively as a journalist. This work…
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Paul Jefferson
This is the remarkable story of two trips by a fugitive slave: his dramatic andesperate journey up the Mississippi to the North into freedom, and his glorious voyage as an…
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This fascinating and readable account will appeal to all those interested in the Antarctic region in general.
Ezra Greenspan
A ground-breaking biography of the most pioneering and accomplished African American writer of the nineteenth century.
Geoffrey Sanborn
William Wells Brown (1814-1884) was a vocal abolitionist, a frequent antagonist of Frederick Douglass, and the author of Clotel, the first known novel by an African American. He was also…
Offers a novel reading of the abolitionist writer’s plagiarism, arguing the act was a means of capitalizing on the energies of mass-cultural entertainments popularized by showmen such as P. T…
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the "public…
Publisher: The Anti-slavery office Publication date: 1847 Description: Narrative of the author’s experiences as a slave in St. Louis and elsewhere. Subjects: Slavery Fugitive slaves Slavery in the United States…
Title: Narrative of William W. Brown, a fugitive slave.Author: William Wells BrownPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin’s famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500–1926 contains a collection…
The Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave, Written by Himself , is a memoir of William Wells Brown published in 1847, which became a bestseller across the United…
The book "Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave", has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts…
Brother, you have often declared that you would not end your days in slavery. I see no possible way in which you can escape with us; and now, brother, you…
Narrative of William W. Brown, an American Slave: Written by Himself
The book "Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave. Second Edition", has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have…
ILLUSTRATE D EDIrIION OF TIIE LIFE AND ESCAPE - 1861 - TO THE FRIENDS OF FREEDOM AND EMANCIPATION, IN EUROPE. Boston, July 17, 1849. – In consequence of the departure…
"The Escape or a Leap for Freedom" is a captivating novel written by William Wells Brown, a former slave who escaped to freedom in 1834. The novel follows the journey…
Short excerpt: Among the above slaves advertised for sale were Agnes and her two daughters. Ere young Linwood left the quadroon that evening he promised her that he would become…
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…
Clotel; Or, The President’s Daughter by William Wells Brown
This novel explores slavery’s destructive effects on African-American families, the difficult lives of American mulattoes or mixed-race people, and the degraded and immoral condition of the relation of master and…
The Black man: his antecedents, his genius, and his achievements was originally published in 1865 –Title page verso.
Short excerpt: It was indeed a heart-rending scene to witness the lamentations of these slaves all of whom had grown up together on the old homestead of Mr. Graves.
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe…
The first novel by an African-American, this dramatic tale describes the fate of a child fathered by Thomas Jefferson with one of his slaves. Although born into slavery, the author…
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to…
With A Memoir Of The Author. This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical…
The first play published by an African-American, this comic 1858 melodrama about two slaves who secretly marry explores the racial tensions between North and South in the years just before…
