Life of William Grimes, the Runaway Slave: Written by Himself (Slavery Biography)

Grimes, William

ISBN 10: 1387974734 / ISBN 13: 9781387974733

Editore: lulu.com (edition null), 2019

It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting. Codice articolo 1387974734-11-1

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The Life of William Grimes offers an eye-opening account of a life during and after slavery, written by a man who experienced and witnessed the worst. Unlike other slave memoirs, The Life of William Grimes has not been sanitized or otherwise edited for the benefit of what, at the time, was a mostly white readership. The tone set by Grimes in his recollections is one of bitter resentment and indignation at an experience which was demeaning, physically and mentally torturing, and an insult to his very humanity. Intelligent and perceptive, it was only through luck and trusting his own wits that William was able to escape his enslavement. The son of a white plantation owner and a black mother who worked as his father's slave, Grimes variously worked around the plantation grounds as a coach driver, stable boy, and in the fields.

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Titolo: Life of William Grimes, the Runaway Slave: ...
Casa editrice: lulu.com (edition null)
Data di pubblicazione: 2019
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: Very Good
Edizione: null.