Narrative of the life of Henry Box Brown / written by himself ; introduction by Richard Newman ; foreword by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Author/creator Brown, Henry Box
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
Descriptionxxxiii, 73 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Supplemental ContentBook review (H-Net)
Supplemental ContentContributor biographical information
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Review "In 1849, Henry Brown escaped from slavery by shipping himself in a crate from Virginia to an antislavery office in Philadelphia. Twenty-seven hours and 350 miles later, Brown stepped out of his box to begin a new life. This is his memoir, originally published in 1851 in England, as fresh and compelling today as it was 150 years ago."--Jacket.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (page xxxiii).
Digital Bookplate Bookplate for Gene and Susan Roberts
Acquisitions source Joyner Rare copy gift of Gene and Susan Roberts, 2016.
Genre/formBiography.
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2001055421
ISBN0195148533
ISBN9780195148534
ISBN0195148541 (alk. paper)
ISBN9780195148541 (alk. paper)

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