From African to Yankee - Narratives of Slavery and Freedom in Antebellum New England

An anthology of five of the best autobiographical narratives detailing black life in New England in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

List of contents

Chapter 1 A Narrative —of the— Life and Adventures —of— Venture A Native of Africa, But Resident Above Sixty Years in the United States Of America.; Chapter 2 Memoirs of Elleanor Eldridge.; Chapter 3 Life of James Mars, a Slave Born and Sold in Connecticut.; Chapter 4 The Life of William J. Brown, of Providence, R. I. with Personal Recollections of Incidents in Rhode Island.; Chapter 5 Life of George Henry. Together with A Brief History of the Colored People in America.;

About the author

Robert J. Cottrol

Summary

An anthology of five autobiographical narratives detailing black life in New England in the late 18th and 19th centuries.

Product details

• Authors: Robert J. Cottrol
• Assisted by: Robert J. Cottrol (Editor), Cottrol Robert J. (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.1997
• EAN: 9780765601100
• ISBN: 978-0-7656-0110-0
• No. of pages: 296
• Weight: 453 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; Ethnic Studies, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, North America, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Social and cultural history, Slavery & abolition of slavery, North America (USA and Canada), Biography: historical, political and military, Black & Asian Studies, C 1700 To C 1800, Slavery and abolition of slavery, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural & Regional