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Austin Steward (1793¿1869) was an African-American author and abolitionist. Born into slavery, he managed to escape from Virginia aged 21 and moved to Rochester, New York before settling in Canada. ¿Twenty-Two Years a Slave - And Forty Years a Freeman¿ is Steward's astonishing 1856 autobiography within which he recounts the travails of his harrowing life as a slave in America, as well as his experiences as a free man. A compelling and heart-breaking slave narrative that will appeal to those with an interest in this dark chapter of American history. Contents include: ¿Slave Life on the Plantation¿, ¿At the Great House¿, ¿Horse-Racing and its Consequences¿, ¿Journey to our New Home in New York¿, ¿Incidents at Sodus Bay¿, ¿Removal from Sodus to Bath¿, ¿Dueling¿, ¿Horse-Racing and General Training¿, ¿Death Bed and Bridal Scenes¿, ¿Hired out to a New Master¿, etc. Read & Co. History is proud to be republishing this classic memoir now in a new edition with an introductory poem by Phillis Wheatley.
| Autorius: | Austin Steward |
| Leidėjas: | Read & Co. History |
| Išleidimo metai: | 2020 |
| Knygos puslapių skaičius: | 266 |
| ISBN-10: | 1528718062 |
| ISBN-13: | 9781528718066 |
| Formatas: | 216 x 140 x 16 mm. Knyga minkštu viršeliu |
| Kalba: | Anglų |
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