Brown, William Wells (1815-1884) Clotelle; or the colored heroine. A tale of the Southern States.
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06113 Author/Creator: Brown, William Wells (1815-1884) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Book Date: 1867 Pagination: 1 v. : 114 p. : ill ; 18.9 x 12.3 cm. Order a Copy
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 escaped slave and abolitionist
Brown was an escaped slave and abolitionist; the first edition of "Clotelle" was published in London.
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