Narrative Of The Life Of Henry Box Brown Written By Himself
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Narrative Of The Life Of Henry Box Brown Written By Himself
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Author : Henry Box Brown
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1851
Narrative Of The Life Of Henry Box Brown Written By Himself written by Henry Box Brown and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1851 with African Americans categories.
The life of a slave in Virginia and his escape to Philadelphia.
Narrative Of The Life Of Henry Box Brown Written By Himself
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Author : John Ernest
language : en
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
Release Date : 2009-11-30
Narrative Of The Life Of Henry Box Brown Written By Himself written by John Ernest and has been published by Univ of North Carolina Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-11-30 with Social Science categories.
It is the most celebrated escape in the history of American slavery. Henry Brown had himself sealed in a three-foot-by-two-foot box and shipped from Richmond, Virginia, to Philadelphia, a twenty-seven-hour journey to freedom. In Narrative of the Life of Henry Box Brown, Written by Himself, Brown not only tells the story of his famed escape, but also recounts his later life as a black man making his way through white American and British culture. Most important, he paints a revealing portrait of the reality of slavery, of the wife and children sold away from him, the home to which he could not return, and his rejection of the slaveholders' religion--painful episodes that fueled his desire for freedom. This edition comprises the most complete and faithful representation of Brown's life, fully annotated for the first time. John Ernest also provides an insightful introduction that places Brown's life in its historical setting and illuminates the challenges Brown faced in an often threatening world, both before and after his legendary escape.
Narrative Of The Life Of Henry Box Brown Written By Himself
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Author : Henry Box Brown
language : en
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Release Date : 1849
Narrative Of The Life Of Henry Box Brown Written By Himself written by Henry Box Brown and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1849 with African Americans categories.
This unique first-hand account of a life in slavery by Henry Box Brown, demonstrates how slavery was unbearable even under the best of conditions. Brown was born a slave in 1816 in Louisa County, Virginia and lived there for thirty-three years. After a childhood of relative ease, he was bequeathed to his master's son, who sent him to work in his tobacco factory under the authority of an unfair, hypocritical overseer. Although his experiences in slavery were comparatively mild, and he was not subjected to physical violence, Brown was not content to be a slave and thus decided to escape. He had himself sealed in a small wooden box and shipped to friends in Philadelphia. His narrative as told to Charles Stearns, was published in 1849 to raise funds so he could purchase freedom for his wife and children.
Narrative Of The Life Of Henry Box Brown
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Author : Henry Box Brown
language : en
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Release Date : 2021-11-28
Narrative Of The Life Of Henry Box Brown written by Henry Box Brown and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-28 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Born in to slavery in 1815 or 1816 on a plantation in Louisa County, Virginia, Henry Brown would work as a slave in Richmond until his daring escape in 1849. In August 1848 Henry Brown's wife and three children were sold to a new master and relocated to North Carolina. Deeply affected by this loss, Brown decided to take the risk of escaping from his bondage. In one of the more creative examples of the escaped slave narrative, Brown, with the help of James C. A. Smith, a free black dentist, and Samuel A. Smith, a white shoemaker, fitted himself in a wooden box and shipped himself on the Adams Express, a railroad package service. After a twenty-six hour journey by wagon, steamboat, rail, and ferry, Brown finally emerged from his box at the Philadelphia office of the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society. Following his emancipation, Henry Brown would become an active participant in the abolitionist movement. First published in 1851, the "Narrative of the Life of Henry Box Brown" relates Brown's life from childhood until his escape. Although not particularly important in the advancement of the abolitionist movement, this work was a commercial success upon its original publication, and remains an important part of the canon of American slave narratives. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.
Box Henry Brown Mails Himself To Freedom
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Author : Carole Boston Weatherford
language : en
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Release Date : 2021-02-23
Box Henry Brown Mails Himself To Freedom written by Carole Boston Weatherford and has been published by Candlewick Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-02-23 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
In a moving, lyrical tale about the cost and fragility of freedom, a New York Times best-selling author and an acclaimed artist follow the life of a man who courageously shipped himself out of slavery. What have I to fear? My master broke every promise to me. I lost my beloved wife and our dear children. All, sold South. Neither my time nor my body is mine. The breath of life is all I have to lose. And bondage is suffocating me. Henry Brown wrote that, long before he came to be known as Box, he “entered the world a slave.” He was put to work as a child and passed down from one generation to the next — as property. When he was an adult, his wife and children were sold away from him out of spite. Henry Brown watched as his family left bound in chains, headed to the deeper South. What more could be taken from him? But then hope — and help — came in the form of the Underground Railroad. Escape! In stanzas of six lines each, each line representing one side of a box, celebrated poet Carole Boston Weatherford powerfully narrates Henry Brown’s story of how he came to send himself in a box from slavery to freedom. Strikingly illustrated in rich hues and patterns by artist Michele Wood, Box is augmented with historical records and an introductory excerpt from Henry’s own writing as well as a time line, notes from the author, and a bibliography.
Narrative Of The Life Of Henry Box Brown 1851
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Author : Henry Box Brown
language : en
Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC
Release Date : 2014-08-07
Narrative Of The Life Of Henry Box Brown 1851 written by Henry Box Brown and has been published by Literary Licensing, LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-07 with categories.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1851 Edition.
The Unboxing Of Henry Brown
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Author : Jeffrey Ruggles
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
The Unboxing Of Henry Brown written by Jeffrey Ruggles and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with African American abolitionists categories.
"THE UNBOXING OF HENRY BROWN documents the amazing life of Henry Box Brown, whose daring escape from slavery sealed in a box has become a celebrated saga of the Underground Railroad. Based on more than a decade of research in the United States and England, Jeffrey Ruggles tells the dramatic but true story of Brown, an industrial slave in Virginia, an abolitionist activist in New England, and a performer for a quarter-century on the English stage." -- page 4 of cover.
Henry S Freedom Box
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Author : Ellen Levine
language : en
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Release Date : 2016-03-29
Henry S Freedom Box written by Ellen Levine and has been published by Scholastic Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-29 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
A stirring, dramatic story of a slave who mails himself to freedom by a Jane Addams Peace Award-winning author and a Coretta Scott King Award-winning artist. Henry Brown doesn't know how old he is. Nobody keeps records of slaves' birthdays. All the time he dreams about freedom, but that dream seems farther away than ever when he is torn from his family and put to work in a warehouse. Henry grows up and marries, but he is again devastated when his family is sold at the slave market. Then one day, as he lifts a crate at the warehouse, he knows exactly what he must do: He will mail himself to the North. After an arduous journey in the crate, Henry finally has a birthday -- his first day of freedom.
Narrative Of The Life Of Henry Brown Box
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Author : Henry Brown Box
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-07-21
Narrative Of The Life Of Henry Brown Box written by Henry Brown Box and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-21 with categories.
A Narrative Masterpiece - Essential Black History - African American History Classic Narrative of the Life of Henry Bown Box was written by Henry Brown Box and was Published in 1851 and is an important autobiography in both American and African American history. Buy a Copy for Yourself or Someone Else Today! From Henry Brown Box - "I entered the world a slave-in the midst of a country whose most honoured writings declare that all men have a right to liberty."
Freedom Song
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Author : Sally M. Walker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
Freedom Song written by Sally M. Walker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
An award-winning author and illustrator join forces in an emotional retelling of Henry “Box” Brown's famed escape from slavery that is celebrated for its daring and originality.