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Narrative of William W. Brown, anAmerican slave /written by himself, William Wells Brown.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Chapel Hill, NC : University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library : (c)2011.; Distributed by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Press, (c)2011.Edition: DocSouth books editionDescription: 1 online resource (110 pages) : illustrations, portrait, facsimilesContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780807869604
  • 9781469602882
  • 9780807869598
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • E444 .N377 2011
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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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Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) G. Allen Fleece Library ONLINE Non-fiction E444 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Link to resource Available ocn769189693

Prepared using the transcribed electronic text used in the "Documenting the American South" (DocSouth)--Project.

Reprint of 3rd British edition: London, C. Gilpin, 1849.

Originally published as: Narrative of William W. Brown, a fugitve slave ; Boston, Ant-slavery office, 1847.

Includes bibliographies and index.

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.

""About This Edition""; ""PREFACE""; ""NARRATIVE.""; ""CHAPTER I.""; ""CHAPTER II.""; ""CHAPTER III.""; ""CHAPTER IV.""; ""CHAPTER V.""; ""CHAPTER VI.""; ""CHAPTER VII.""; ""CHAPTER VIII.""; ""CHAPTER IX.""; ""CHAPTER X.""; ""CHAPTER XI.""; ""CHAPTER XII.""; ""FROM THE LIBERTY BELL OF 1848.""; ""THE AMERICAN SLAVE-TRADE.""; ""FLIGHT OF THE BONDMAN.""; ""DEDICATED TO WILLIAM W. BROWN,""; "" And sung by the Hutchinsons.""; "" FREEDOM'S STAR.""; "" LAMENT OF THE FUGITIVE SLAVE.""; "" APPENDIX.""; ""TESTIMONIALS""

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