Through the Eyes of a Slave - Written Accounts of American Slavery

¿Through the Eyes of a Slave¿ contains a carefully-selected collection of famous, influential and moving American slave narratives from a variety of authors including Solomon Northup's ¿Twelve Years a Slave¿, which was adapted into the 2013 blockbuster film of the same name. These compelling, inspirational, and often harrowing real-life stories offer a unique insight into the travails of slave life in nineteenth-century America, and are highly recommended for those with an interest in this dark chapter of American history. Contents include: ¿Thirty Years a Slave, by Louis Hughes¿, ¿Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, by Frederick Douglass¿, ¿Twelve Years a Slave, by Solomon Northup¿, ¿Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom, by William Craft and Ellen Craft¿, and ¿Twenty-Two Years a Slave, and Forty Years a Freeman, by Austin Steward¿. Read & Co. History is proudly publishing this brand new collection of classic memoirs now for the enjoyment of a new generation of readers.

Product details

• Authors: Various
• Publisher: Read & Co. History
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2020
• EAN: 9781528718059
• ISBN: 978-1-5287-1805-9
• No. of pages: 756
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 44 mm
• Weight: 1048 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries