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Narrative of William W. Brown, an American Slave : Written by Himself /
By 1849, the Narrative of William W. Brown was in its fourth edition, having sold over 8,000 copies in less than eighteen months and making it one of the fastest-selling antislavery tracts of its time. The book's popularity can be attributed both to the strong voice of its author and Brown'...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Baltimore, Maryland :
Project Muse,
2015
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| Edición: | DocSouth Books edition. |
| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | By 1849, the Narrative of William W. Brown was in its fourth edition, having sold over 8,000 copies in less than eighteen months and making it one of the fastest-selling antislavery tracts of its time. The book's popularity can be attributed both to the strong voice of its author and Brown's notoriety as an abolitionist speaker. The son of a slave and a white man, Brown recounts his years in servitude, his cruel masters, and the brutal whippings he and those around him received. He provides a detailed description of his failed attempt to escape with his mother; after their capture, they were sold to new masters. A subsequent escape attempt succeeds. He is taken in by a kind Quaker, Wells Brown, whose name he adopts in gratitude. Shortly thereafter, Brown crosses the Canadian border. Brown's Narrative includes stories of fighting devious slave traders and bounty hunters, various antislavery poems, articles and stories (written by him and others), newspaper clippings, reward posters, and slave sale announcements. |
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| Notas: | Originally published as: Narrative of William W. Brown, a fugitve slave. Boston : Ant-slavery Office, 1847. Reprint of 3rd British edition: London : Charles Gilpin, 1849. Prepared using the transcribed electronic text used in the "Documenting the American South" (DocSouth) project. Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (114 pages): illustrations, portrait, facsimiles |
| ISBN: | 9781469602882 |
| Acceso: | Access restricted to authorized users and institutions. |