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Title: My Southern Home: Or, the South and Its People
Note: Reading ease score: 77.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits: E-text prepared by hekula03, Wayne Hammond, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http: //www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by the Google Books Library Project (https: //books.google.com)
Summary: "My Southern Home: Or, the South and Its People" by William Wells Brown is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work provides a firsthand perspective on life in the Southern United States, particularly focusing on the experiences of enslaved individuals and the social dynamics of the time. The author, who is a former enslaved person, draws from personal observations and recollections to depict the everyday occurrences on a Southern plantation through anecdotes and character sketches. At the start of the book, the setting is introduced with a vivid description of Poplar Farm and its inhabitants, notably Dr. John Gaines and his wife, Sarah. The opening chapters establish the family's dynamics and their relationship with the enslaved individuals on their plantation, showcasing the peculiarities of their interactions, the humor embedded in their daily lives, and the stark realities of slavery. Through humorous anecdotes—such as a botched coon hunt and the various misadventures involving the enslaved children, like Billy—Brown sets a tone that blends light-heartedness with the underlying tension of the oppressive system surrounding the characters. As the narrative unfolds, it hints at deeper themes involving morality, religion, and the complexities of slave-master relationships in a social landscape fraught with contradictions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Brown, William Wells, 1814?-1884
EBook No.: 59114
Published: Mar 23, 2019
Downloads: 67
Language: English
Subject: Slavery -- United States
Subject: Southern States -- Social life and customs
Subject: African Americans -- Southern States
Subject: Brown, William Wells, 1814?-1884
LoCC: History: America: United States
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: My Southern Home: Or, the South and Its People
Note: Reading ease score: 77.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits: E-text prepared by hekula03, Wayne Hammond, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http: //www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by the Google Books Library Project (https: //books.google.com)
Summary: "My Southern Home: Or, the South and Its People" by William Wells Brown is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work provides a firsthand perspective on life in the Southern United States, particularly focusing on the experiences of enslaved individuals and the social dynamics of the time. The author, who is a former enslaved person, draws from personal observations and recollections to depict the everyday occurrences on a Southern plantation through anecdotes and character sketches. At the start of the book, the setting is introduced with a vivid description of Poplar Farm and its inhabitants, notably Dr. John Gaines and his wife, Sarah. The opening chapters establish the family's dynamics and their relationship with the enslaved individuals on their plantation, showcasing the peculiarities of their interactions, the humor embedded in their daily lives, and the stark realities of slavery. Through humorous anecdotes—such as a botched coon hunt and the various misadventures involving the enslaved children, like Billy—Brown sets a tone that blends light-heartedness with the underlying tension of the oppressive system surrounding the characters. As the narrative unfolds, it hints at deeper themes involving morality, religion, and the complexities of slave-master relationships in a social landscape fraught with contradictions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Brown, William Wells, 1814?-1884
EBook No.: 59114
Published: Mar 23, 2019
Downloads: 67
Language: English
Subject: Slavery -- United States
Subject: Southern States -- Social life and customs
Subject: African Americans -- Southern States
Subject: Brown, William Wells, 1814?-1884
LoCC: History: America: United States
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.