Chains and Freedom: Or, the Life and Adventures of Peter Wheeler, A Colored Man Yet Living. A Slave in Chains, A Sailor on the Deep, and A

by Peter Wheeler and Charles Edwards Lester

A very early example of the escaped slave memoir genre and a rare account of northern slavery

The slavery narratives of freedmen were a staple in the armamentarium of American abolitionists, since the narratives' authors could testify directly on the evils and hardships of their servitude, putting the lie to the claims from slavery advocates that the practice was humane and beneficial to its subjects. They also added appeals to the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081735543X
• ISBN13: 9780817355432
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: University Alabama Press
• Length: 279 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"