Through the Eyes of a Slave - Written Accounts of American Slavery

“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.