Through The Eyes Of A Slave

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Read & Co. History (12 Aug. 2020)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 755 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1528718054
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1528718059
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.97 x 4.8 x 21.59 cm

“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.