Samboe: Or The African Boy (1823)

By Mary Ann Hedge

Book Overview

""Samboe: Or The African Boy"" is a novel written by Mary Ann Hedge and published in 1823. The story follows the life of a young African boy named Samboe who is captured and sold into slavery. Samboe is taken from his village and transported across the ocean to the Americas, where he is sold to a plantation owner. The book explores Samboe's experiences as a slave, including his struggles to adapt to a new culture and language, his relationships with other slaves and his eventual escape to freedom. The novel also touches on themes of race, identity, and the brutal realities of the transatlantic slave trade. Through Samboe's story, Hedge provides a powerful commentary on the injustices of slavery and the resilience of the human spirit in the face of oppression. ""Samboe: Or The African Boy"" is a significant work of literature that sheds light on an important period in history and challenges readers to confront the ongoing legacy of slavery and racism in modern society.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1165775514
• ISBN13: 9781165775514
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"