TWENTY-TWO YEARS A SLAVE - AND FORTY YEARS A FREEMAN IBD

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Austin Steward (1793?1869) was an African-American author and abolitionist. Born into slavery, he managed to escape from Virginia aged 21 and moved to Rochester, New York before settling in Canada. ?Twenty-Two Years a Slave - And Forty Years a Freeman? is Steward?s astonishing 1856 autobiography within which he recounts the travails of his harrowing life as a slave in America, as well as his experiences as a free man. A compelling and heart-breaking slave narrative that will appeal to those with an interest in this dark chapter of American history. Contents include: ?Slave Life on the Plantation?, ?At the Great House?, ?Horse-Racing and its Consequences?, ?Journey to our New Home in New York?, ?Incidents at Sodus Bay?, ?Removal from Sodus to Bath?, ?Dueling?, ?Horse-Racing and General Training?, ?Death Bed and Bridal Scenes?, ?Hired out to a New Master?, etc. Read & Co. History is proud to be republishing this classic memoir now in a new edition with an introductory poem by Phillis Wheatley.