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  • Current Superstitions

    by William Wells Newell ...
    The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient Books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical fiction, philosophy, science, Religion, folklore, mythology, history, literature, politics and sacred texts, in addition to Secret and esoteric subjects, such as: occult, freemasonry, alchemy, hermetic, ... Read more

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  • My Southern Home

    Or, the South and Its People

    by William Wells Brown ...
    My Southern Home: Or, the South and Its People written by William Wells Brown who was a prominent African-American abolitionist lecturer, novelist, playwright, and historian in the United States. This book was published in 1880. And now republish in ebook format. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance ... Read more

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  • Clotel

    by William Wells Brown ...
    Series series African Library
    An early African American novel that tells the story of a young woman named Clotel, the daughter of Thomas Jefferson and a slave. It follows her journey as she navigates the complexities of her identity and experiences the brutal realities of slavery. ... Read more

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  • The Anthology. African American literature. Novels and short stories. Poetry. Non-fiction. Essays. Illustrated

    by William Wells Brown, Harriet E. Wilson, Nella Larsen, Alice Dunbar-Nelson, Charles W. Chesnutt, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Frances E. W. Harper, Langston Hughes, Phillis Wheatley, Solomon Northup, Frederick Douglass, Jean Toomer, Countee Cullen, Olaudah Equiano, Mary Prince, Charles Ball, Josiah Henson, Harriet Ann Jacobs, Elizabeth Keckley, Louis Hughes, Booker T. Washington, Henry Box Brown, James Hambleton Christian, Theophilus Collins, Seth Concklin, Charles Gilbert, Samuel Green, Jamie Griffin, Harry Grimes, John Henry Hill, Jane Johnson, Matilda Mahoney, Mary Frances Melvin, Aunt Hannah Moore, Alfred S. Thornton, W. E. B. Du Bois ...
    African American literature is the body of literature produced in the United States by writers of African descent. It begins with the works of such late 18th-century writers as Phillis Wheatley. Before the high point of enslaved people narratives, African-American literature was dominated by autobiographical spiritual narratives. The genre known as slave narratives in the 19th century were ... Read more

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  • Clotel; Or, The President's Daughter

    by William Wells Brown ...
    The novel tells the story of Clotel, a mixed-race woman who is the daughter of Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States, and one of his slaves. The narrative explores the tragic and complex life of Clotel and her family as they navigate the harsh realities of slavery and racism in the United States. Clotel's story is used to illustrate the profound injustices and moral ... Read more

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  • My Southern Home: Or, the South and Its People

    Enriched edition. Exploring the Depths of Antebellum Southern Society and Racial Dynamics

    by William Wells Brown, Keaton Dalesworth ...
    In "My Southern Home: Or, the South and Its People," William Wells Brown offers a vivid and poignant portrait of the antebellum South, drawing from his experiences as an escaped slave and a prominent abolitionist. Through a combination of narrative prose and poignant observations, Brown meticulously details the social customs, economic factors, and the disturbing realities of slavery, thereby ... Read more

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  • Clotel

    or, The Presidents Daughter

    by William Wells Brown ...
    "Clotel; or, The President's Daughter: A Narrative of Slave Life in the United States" is an 1853 novel written by American author and playwright William Wells Brown. The story revolves around the titular Clotel and her sister, two fictional slave daughters of Thomas Jefferson, and explores the devastating effect slavery had on African-American families. William Wells Brown (c. 1814–1884) was an ... Read more

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  • Clotel

    or, The President’s Daughter

    by William Wells Brown ...
    This novel explores slavery's destructive effects on African-American families, the difficult lives of American mulattoes or mixed-race people, and the "degraded and immoral condition of the relation of master and slave in the United States of America." It is a tragic mulatto story about a woman named Currer and her daughters Althesa and Clotel, fathered by Thomas Jefferson. ... Read more

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  • Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave

    by William Wells Brown ...
    Thirteen years ago, I came to your door, a weary fugitive from chains and stripes. I was a stranger, and you took me in. I was hungry, and you fed me. Naked was I, and you clothed me. Even a name by which to be known among men, slavery had denied me. You bestowed upon me your own. Base, indeed, should I be, if I ever forget what I owe to you, or do anything to disgrace that honored name! ... Read more

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  • Clotel

    or, The President's Daughter

    by William Wells Brown ...
    The first novel published by an African American, Clotel takes up the story, in circulation at the time, that Thomas Jefferson fathered an illegitimate mulatto daughter who was sold into slavery. Powerfully reimagining this story, and weaving together a variety of contemporary source materials, Brown fills the novel with daring escapes and encounters, as well as searing depictions of the American ... Read more

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  • Clotel, or The President's Daughter

    Restored Classics to Go Edition

    by William Wells Brown ...
    Series series
    Excerpt: "More than two hundred years have elapsed since the first cargo of slaves was landed on the banks of the James River, in the colony of Virginia, from the West coast of Africa. From the introduction of slaves in 1620, down to the period of the separation of the Colonies from the British Crown, the number had increased to five hundred thousand; now there are nearly four million. In fifteen ... Read more

    $3.99 CAD

  • My Southern Home: Or, the South and Its People

    by William Wells Brown ...
    "My Southern Home: Or, the South and Its People" by William Wells Brown is a significant work that provides a vivid portrayal of life in the Southern United States from the perspective of an African American author and former slave. Brown's narrative combines personal experiences with social commentary, offering insights into the complexities of Southern society, including the institution of ... Read more

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