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Narrative of William W. Brown, an American slave /
By 1849, this book 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 aboli...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Corporate Authors: | , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Chapel Hill, NC :
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library : Distributed by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Press,
2011.
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| Edition: | DocSouth books ed. |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | By 1849, this book 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 details his failed attempt to escape with his mother; after their capture, they were sold to new masters. A subsequent escape attempt succeeds. |
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| Item Description: | Prepared using the transcribed electronic text used in the "Documenting the American South" (DocSouth)--Project. Reprint of 3rd British ed.: London, C. Gilpin, 1849. Originally published as: Narrative of William W. Brown, a fugitve slave ; Boston, Ant-slavery office, 1847. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (110 pages) : illustrations, portrait, facsimiles |
| ISBN: | 9780807869604 0807869600 9781469602882 1469602881 0807869597 9780807869598 |