Clotel or The President's DaughterCourier Corporation, 9 mar 2012 - 160 The first novel by an African-American, this dramatic tale revolves around the fate of a child fathered by Thomas Jefferson with one of his slaves. Although born into slavery, author William Wells Brown escaped bondage to become a prominent reformer and historian. His emotionally powerful depiction of slavery and racial conflict in the antebellum South resounds with the immediacy and honesty of his own experiences. Brown weaves a variety of contemporary sources — sermons, lectures, political pamphlets, and newspaper advertisements — into this innovative work, which appears here in an unabridged republication of the 1853 first edition. |
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... machinery , and , as might have been expected , one of the boilers immediately exploded . One dense fog of steam filled every part of the vessel , while shrieks , passen- groans , and cries were heard on every hand Going to the South 11.
... machinery , and , as might have been expected , one of the boilers immediately exploded . One dense fog of steam filled every part of the vessel , while shrieks , passen- groans , and cries were heard on every hand Going to the South 11.
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William Wells Brown. passen- groans , and cries were heard on every hand . The saloons and cab- ins soon had the appearance of a hospital . By this time the boat had landed , and the Columbia , the other boat , had come along- side to ...
William Wells Brown. passen- groans , and cries were heard on every hand . The saloons and cab- ins soon had the appearance of a hospital . By this time the boat had landed , and the Columbia , the other boat , had come along- side to ...
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... Just as the ladies and gentlemen were assembling at the supper - table , the report of a pistol was heard in the direction of the Social Hall , which caused great uneasiness to the ladies , and took the gentlemen to Going to the South 13.
... Just as the ladies and gentlemen were assembling at the supper - table , the report of a pistol was heard in the direction of the Social Hall , which caused great uneasiness to the ladies , and took the gentlemen to Going to the South 13.
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... heard: the body of the negro fell a corpse on the ground. He was picked up by some two or three, and again thrown into the fire, and consumed, not a vestige remaining to show that such a being ever existed.” Nearly 4,000 slaves were ...
... heard: the body of the negro fell a corpse on the ground. He was picked up by some two or three, and again thrown into the fire, and consumed, not a vestige remaining to show that such a being ever existed.” Nearly 4,000 slaves were ...
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