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Narrative of William W. Brown, a fugitive slave

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Narrative of the author's experiences as a slave in St. Louis and elsewhere.Stereotyper and 1847 copyright t.p. verso.Includes note to third edition on p. [iv]: "The first and second editions of this work, consisting of five thousand copies, were sold in less than a year. I now publish a third edition with a new preface which includes a letter for my old master ... "Lib. Company. Afro-Americana,Electronic reproduction.digitizedThe online edition of this book in the public domain, i.e., not protected by copyright, has been produced by the Emory University Digital Library Publications Program.Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library copy imperfect, damp-stained throughout.
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Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. Biography
  3. Brown, William Wells, 1814? 1884
  4. Fugitive Slaves
  5. History
  6. Missouri
  7. Plantation Life
  8. Slave Trade
  9. Slaver
  10. Slavery
  11. Slaves
  12. Slaves' Writings, American
  13. United States

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