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Clotel
or, The President's Daughter
Written by William W. Brown
Introduction by Hilton Als
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
Publisher: Modern Library
On Sale: January 9, 2001
Price: $12.00
The first novel published by an African American, Clotel takes up the story, in circulation at the time, that Thomas Jefferson fathered an illegitimate mulatto daughter who was sold into slavery. Powerfully reimagining this story, and weaving together a variety of contemporary source materials, Brown fills the novel with daring escapes... Read more >
or, The President's Daughter
Written by William W. Brown
Introduction by Hilton Als
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
Publisher: Modern Library
On Sale: January 9, 2001
Price: $12.00
The first novel published by an African American, Clotel takes up the story, in circulation at the time, that Thomas Jefferson fathered an illegitimate mulatto daughter who was sold into slavery. Powerfully reimagining this story, and weaving together a variety of contemporary source materials, Brown fills the novel with daring escapes... Read more >
Clotel
or, The President's Daughter
Written by William W. Brown
Introduction by Hilton Als
Format: eBook
Publisher: Modern Library
On Sale: July 16, 2009
Price: $9.99
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or, The President's Daughter
Written by William W. Brown
Introduction by Hilton Als
Format: eBook
Publisher: Modern Library
On Sale: July 16, 2009
Price: $9.99
Read more >
Three Classic African-American Novels
Clotel, Iola Leary, The Marrow of Tradition
Written by William W. Brown, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper and Charles Chesnutt
Edited by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Introduction by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Format: Trade Paperback, 768 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: August 11, 1990
Price: $21.00
Originally published between 1853 and 1901, these three novels represent the beginnings of the black literary tradition in the United States. They have now been collected in one volume for the first time, edited and with and introduction by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Clotel, or The President's Daughter by William Wells Brown... Read more >
Clotel, Iola Leary, The Marrow of Tradition
Written by William W. Brown, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper and Charles Chesnutt
Edited by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Introduction by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Format: Trade Paperback, 768 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: August 11, 1990
Price: $21.00
Originally published between 1853 and 1901, these three novels represent the beginnings of the black literary tradition in the United States. They have now been collected in one volume for the first time, edited and with and introduction by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Clotel, or The President's Daughter by William Wells Brown... Read more >
