The Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave
by William Wells Brown
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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 show more escape with his mother; after their capture, they were sold to new masters. A subsequent escape attempt succeeds. show lessTags
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- 1847
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- Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, History, General Nonfiction
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- 306.3 — Society, government, & culture Social sciences, sociology & anthropology Social Behavior - Dating, Marriage, Divorce Economic institutions
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- E444 .B88 — History of the United States United States Revolution to the Civil War, 1775/1783-1861 Slavery in the United States. Antislavery
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- English, French, Portuguese (Portugal)
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- Paper, Ebook
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