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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... hope you will buy my daughter too , " said the woman , in rather an excited manner . “ I only want one for my own use , and would not need another , " said the man in black , as he and the trader left the room . Walker and the parson ...
... hope you will buy my daughter too , " said the woman , in rather an excited manner . “ I only want one for my own use , and would not need another , " said the man in black , as he and the trader left the room . Walker and the parson ...
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... hope that the dogs when put on their scent would be unable to follow them through the water. The dogs soon took to the swamp, which lies between the highlands, which was now covered with water, waist deep: here these faithful animals ...
... hope that the dogs when put on their scent would be unable to follow them through the water. The dogs soon took to the swamp, which lies between the highlands, which was now covered with water, waist deep: here these faithful animals ...
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... hope of shaking them off . Vain hope , indeed ! The momentary cessa- tion only adds new zest to the chase . The cry grows louder and louder ; the yelp grows short and quick , sure indication that the game is at hand . It is a perfect ...
... hope of shaking them off . Vain hope , indeed ! The momentary cessa- tion only adds new zest to the chase . The cry grows louder and louder ; the yelp grows short and quick , sure indication that the game is at hand . It is a perfect ...
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... hope that he would one day be as renowned as the great leader of his sect . John had scarcely finished his education at New Haven , when he was invited by an uncle , then on a visit to his father , to spend a few months at Natchez in ...
... hope that he would one day be as renowned as the great leader of his sect . John had scarcely finished his education at New Haven , when he was invited by an uncle , then on a visit to his father , to spend a few months at Natchez in ...
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