Biography of a Runaway Slave, Revised Edition
In this 1968 title, Cuban poet, novelist, and anthropologist Barnet recounts the life of Esteban Montejo, a former slave who became a fugitive living in the wild and later served as a soldier in Cuba's war for independence. Barnet received the information firsthand through interviews with Montejo in his 105th year (he lived to 113). Though on the surface this is the story of one man, on a larger scale it serves as an account of how African culture was introduced to the Caribbean through slavery. This is the first paperback edition of the volume.Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.