Review: Good read. Very interesting story!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 13, 2013
Compelling book that vividly descriptions of the life of a slave in the South in the 1850's.The author's devolution from freeman to slave is documented, but in living 160 years later, it seems almost surreal  that so much evil persisted in those days. The writing style and verbiage are from the 1800's and are at times difficult to read. Style is simple, verbiage is archaic but understandable . The subject matter, slavery, is well defined in this book, as are it's consequences. Brutality was the call of the day, hard ,endless work with promises of a small piece of salt pork and beans ,your reward for surviving another day of toiling as a slave. The one day off was needed to search for additional food or to grow food in order to survive another week. Everyone should read this book, it will make you think and feel good  that you didn't live during these times. I didn't give this book a 5 star rating because of the writing style and verbiage used.