Narrative of the Life of Henry Box Brown, Written by Himself

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It is the most celebrated escape in the history of American slavery. Henry Brown had himself sealed in a three-foot-by-two-foot box and shipped from Richmond, Virginia, to Philadelphia, a twenty-seven-hour journey to freedom. In Narrative of the Life of Henry Box Brown, Written by Himself, Brown not...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brown, Henry Box, 1815 or 1816-
Other Authors: Ernest, John
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2008.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Brown, Henry Box, > 1815 or 1816-
Slavery.
Fugitive slaves.
African Americans.
African American abolitionists.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Slavery.
Abolitionnistes noirs americains > Biographies.
Noirs americains > Virginie > Biographies.
Esclaves fugitifs > Virginie > Biographies.
African American abolitionists > Biography.
Slavery > Virginia > History > 19th century.
African Americans > Virginia > Biography.
Fugitive slaves > Virginia > Biography.
Virginia.
History.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Emergence of Henry "Box" Brown; A Note on the Text; Narrative of the Life of Henry Box Brown, Written by Himself; Appendix A: Illustrations; Appendix B: Henry Box Brown in the Press; Appendix C: From the United States to England: The Two Narratives; Works Cited; Index.

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