William Wells Brown - An African American Life

Elegantly written and painstakingly researched, Ezra Greenspan's masterful work sets William Wells Brown's life in the richly rendered context of his times, creating a fascinating portrait of a writer, born into slavery, who dared to live and explore the racial complexities of nineteenth-century America.

About the author

Ezra Greenspan is the Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Professor of English at Southern Methodist University and the editor of William Wells Brown: A Reader. He lives in Dallas, Texas.

Summary

A ground-breaking biography of the most pioneering and accomplished African American writer of the nineteenth century.

Product details

• Authors: Ezra Greenspan
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.11.2014
• EAN: 9780393240900
• ISBN: 978-0-393-24090-0
• Dimensions: 168 mm x 244 mm x 46 mm
• Weight: 1070 g
• Illustrations: 30 illustrations
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Autobiography: historical, political & military, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Autobiography: historical, political and military, Slavery & abolition of slavery, Slavery and abolition of slavery