A Narrative Of The Adventures And Escape Of Moses Roper From American Slavery

摘要: The Narrative of the Adventures and Escape Moses Roper can be read as an extended autobiographical meditation on meaning race in antebellum America. First published England, text documents life Roper, beginning with his birth North Carolina chronicling travels through South Carolina, Georgia, Florida. was able to obtain employment a schooner named Fox, 1834 he made way freedom aboard vessel. Once Boston, quickly recruited signatory constitution American Anti-Slavery Society (AASS), but sailed England next year. Roper's narrative is especially interesting because although it after Frederick Douglass's much-heralded 1845 Narrative, actually preceded Douglass involvement AASS well travel United Kingdom. This often cited by literary scholars its length, extensive detail, unforgiving portrayal enslaved "land free." A DOCSOUTH BOOK. collaboration between UNC Press University at Chapel Hill Library brings selected classic works from digital library Documenting back into print. DocSouth Books uses latest technologies make these available downloadable e-books or print-on-demand publications. are unaltered original publication, providing affordable easily accessible editions new generation scholars, students, general readers.