Clotelle; or the colored heroine. A tale of the Southern States.

Brown, William Wells, 1815-1884 Clotelle; or the colored heroine. A tale of the Southern States.

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GLC#
GLC06113
Type
Books & pamphlets
Date
1867
Author/Creator
Brown, William Wells, 1815-1884
Title
Clotelle; or the colored heroine. A tale of the Southern States.
Place Written
Boston, Massachusetts
Pagination
1 v. : 114 p. : ill Height: 18.9 cm, Width: 12.3 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
Reconstruction

Published by Lee and Shepard. Includes engraved plates. Previous documentation states this is the second American edition; the first edition was published in London. Clotelle is said to portray the daughter of Thomas Jefferson. Signed by Emily C. Taylor, presumably a prior owner of the volume. The author, Brown, was an enslaved person who sought refuge and abolitionist

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