Illustrated Edition of the Life and Escape of William Wells Brown from American Slavery
By William Wells Brown
Length2h 33m
About this audiobook
A former slave writes of his experiences. Excerpt: "I was born in Lexington, Kentucky, one of the Western slave states. My mother was the slave of Dr. John Young: my father was a slaveholder and a relative of my master. Dr. Young was the owner of from forty to fifty slaves, most of whom were field hands. I have no recollection of Kentucky, as my master removed from that state, during my infancy, to a large plantation, which he had purchased, near the town of St. Charles. My master, being a politician, soon found those who were ready to put him into office, for the favors he could render them; and a few years after his arrival in Missouri he was elected to a seat in the legislature. In his absence from home everything was left in charge of Mr. Cook, the overseer, and he soon became more tyrannical and cruel. Among the slaves on the plantation was one by the name of Randall. He was a man about six feet high, and well-proportioned, and known as a man of great strength and power. He was considered the most valuable and able-bodied slave on the plantation; but no matter how good or useful a slave may be, he seldom escapes the lash. But it was not so with Randall. He had been on the plantation since my earliest recollection, and I had never known of his being flogged.. No thanks were due to the master or overseer for this. I have often heard him declare that no white man should ever whip him—that he would die first."
Audiobook details
GenreHistory
Length2 hrs 33 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 3, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1TESTIMONIALS.
9CHAPTER VII.
2PREFACE TO THE EIGHTH ENGLISH EDITION.
10CHAPTER VIII.
3CHAPTER I.
11CHAPTER IX.
4CHAPTER II.
12CHAPTER X.
5CHAPTER III.
13CHAPTER XI.
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6CHAPTER IV.
14CHAPTER XII.
7CHAPTER V.
15THE AMERICAN SLAVE-TRADE.
8CHAPTER VI.
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