Narrative of William W. Brown, an American Slave

by William Wells Brown

Book Overview

This is a slave narrative written in the mid-19th century before the Civil War. From the preface: " THE present Narrative was first published in Boston, (U.S.) in July, 1847, and eight thousand copies were sold in less than eighteen months from the time of its publication. This rapid sale may be attributed to the circumstance, that for three years preceding its publication, I had been employed as a lecturing agent by the American Anti-slavery Society;...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1502360314
• ISBN13: 9781502360311
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 54 Pages
• Weight: 0.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"