Clotel Or The President's Daughter: A Narrative Of Slave Life In The United States (1853)

Clotel Or The President's Daughter is a novel written by William Wells Brown and published in 1853. The book is a narrative of slave life in the United States and tells the story of Clotel, a slave woman who is the daughter of Thomas Jefferson and his slave mistress. The novel follows Clotel's journey as she tries to escape slavery and reunite with her children who have been sold into slavery. The book also explores themes of racial identity, family separation, and the brutality of slavery. Brown, who was a former slave himself, uses his experiences and knowledge of slavery to create a vivid and powerful portrayal of the lives of slaves in America. The novel is considered one of the first novels written by an African American and is an important work in the history of American literature.With A Sketch Of The Author�������s Life.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.