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Title:
Twenty-Two Years a Slave, and Forty Years a Freeman
Embracing a Correspondence of Several Years, While President of Wilberforce Colony, London, Canada West
Note: Reading ease score: 61.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
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Summary: "Twenty-Two Years a Slave, and Forty Years a Freeman" by Austin Steward is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book recounts the author's experiences as a slave on a Virginia plantation and his subsequent life as a free man. Steward's narrative provides a poignant insight into the brutal realities of slavery, the cruelty inflicted on enslaved people, and his journey toward freedom and activism against the institution of slavery. At the start of the book, Steward introduces himself as a slave born in Virginia, sharing vivid and harrowing details of slave life on the plantation owned by Captain William Helm. He describes the harsh living conditions, insufficient provisions, and the brutal punishments meted out by the overseer. As a child slave, he endures extreme cruelty but also longs for knowledge and freedom. He is later moved to the "great house" to serve his master's family, where he witnesses both the lifestyles of his masters and the contrasting misery of his fellow slaves. This opening portion sets the stage for Steward's compelling narrative that melds personal struggle with a broader commentary on the evils of slavery. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Steward, Austin, 1794-1860
EBook No.: 11137
Published: Feb 1, 2004
Downloads: 112
Language: English
Subject: Steward, Austin, 1794-1860
Subject: Fugitive slaves -- Biography
Subject: Slavery -- Virginia
Subject: Wilberforce Colony
LoCC: History: America: Revolution to the Civil War (1783-1861)
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title:
Twenty-Two Years a Slave, and Forty Years a Freeman
Embracing a Correspondence of Several Years, While President of Wilberforce Colony, London, Canada West
Note: Reading ease score: 61.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits:
Etext produced by William A. Pifer-Foote and PG Distributed Proofreaders
HTML file produced by David Widger
Summary: "Twenty-Two Years a Slave, and Forty Years a Freeman" by Austin Steward is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book recounts the author's experiences as a slave on a Virginia plantation and his subsequent life as a free man. Steward's narrative provides a poignant insight into the brutal realities of slavery, the cruelty inflicted on enslaved people, and his journey toward freedom and activism against the institution of slavery. At the start of the book, Steward introduces himself as a slave born in Virginia, sharing vivid and harrowing details of slave life on the plantation owned by Captain William Helm. He describes the harsh living conditions, insufficient provisions, and the brutal punishments meted out by the overseer. As a child slave, he endures extreme cruelty but also longs for knowledge and freedom. He is later moved to the "great house" to serve his master's family, where he witnesses both the lifestyles of his masters and the contrasting misery of his fellow slaves. This opening portion sets the stage for Steward's compelling narrative that melds personal struggle with a broader commentary on the evils of slavery. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Steward, Austin, 1794-1860
EBook No.: 11137
Published: Feb 1, 2004
Downloads: 112
Language: English
Subject: Steward, Austin, 1794-1860
Subject: Fugitive slaves -- Biography
Subject: Slavery -- Virginia
Subject: Wilberforce Colony
LoCC: History: America: Revolution to the Civil War (1783-1861)
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.