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William Wells Brown: A Reader
Ezra Greenspan
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Description for William Wells Brown: A Reader
Paperback. Born into slavery in Kentucky, William Wells Brown (1814-1884) was kept functionally illiterate until after his escape at the age of nineteen. Brown wrote extensively as a journalist. This work selects the best of Brown's work in a range of fields including fiction, drama, history, politics, autobiography, and travel. Editor(s): Greenspan, Ezra. Num Pages: 432 pages, 6 b&w photos. BIC Classification: DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 652.
This is an introduction to a pioneering African American writer.Born into slavery in Kentucky, William Wells Brown (1814-1884) was kept functionally illiterate until after his escape at the age of nineteen. Remarkably, he became the most widely published and versatile African American writer of the nineteenth century as well as an important leader in the abolitionist and temperance movements.Brown wrote extensively as a journalist but was also a pioneer in other literary genres. His many groundbreaking works include ""Clotel"", the first African American novel; ""The Escape: or, A Leap for Freedom"", the first published African American play; ""Three Years in ... Read more
This is an introduction to a pioneering African American writer.Born into slavery in Kentucky, William Wells Brown (1814-1884) was kept functionally illiterate until after his escape at the age of nineteen. Remarkably, he became the most widely published and versatile African American writer of the nineteenth century as well as an important leader in the abolitionist and temperance movements.Brown wrote extensively as a journalist but was also a pioneer in other literary genres. His many groundbreaking works include ""Clotel"", the first African American novel; ""The Escape: or, A Leap for Freedom"", the first published African American play; ""Three Years in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
Georgia, United States
ISBN
9780820332246
SKU
V9780820332246
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About Ezra Greenspan
Ezra Greenspan holds the Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Chair in Humanities and is professor of English at Southern Methodist University. He is the author or editor of seven books and a founding editor of the journal Book History.
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