num_pages: 254
description: William Wells Brown based his novel on the oft-repeated claim that Thomas Jefferson, who wrote magnificently about human freedom while continuing to buy, work, and sell slaves, had fathered many slave children. According to the legend, one of these children, a beautiful young girl, was later sold at auction. Brown utilized this material for a bitter attack on the system of slavery. Whether the Jefferson story is true or not, it is certainly true that many slave-owners did sell their own children on the block.Included in this volume is Brown's own narrative of his life as a slave and his escape to Canada and on to England.-from the back cover
language: English
title: Clotel: or, The President's Daughter - A Narrative of Slave Life in the United States
titlecomplete: Clotel: or, The President's Daughter - A Narrative of Slave Life in the United States
genres: Fiction, African American, 19th Century, Classics, Race, Read For School, Historical, American, Historical Fiction, School
ratings_count: 2086
publisher: Lyle Stuart