Clotel, or, The president's daughter
By: William Wells Brown.
Edition: 2000 Modern Library pbk. ed. / introduction by Hilton Als ; notes by Graham Hodges.
Series: The Modern Library classics
Publisher: Modern Library
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 230
Subjects: Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Relations with women -- Fiction; African American families -- Fiction; Children of presidents -- Fiction; African American women -- Fiction; Racially mixed people -- Fiction; Illegitimate children -- Fiction; Women slaves -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction.
Other titles: Clotel; President's daughter
Description: Offers a fictionalized narrative of the life and family of a girl rumored to be the illegitimate mulatto daughter of Thomas Jefferson, describing her escape attempts and encounters as she circulates through the American slave trade.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
"Includes a Modern Library reading group guide"--P. [4] of cover.