Free download of clotel or the presidents daughter by william wells brown. In the novel, currer is the former mulatto mistress of president thomas jefferson who. Clotel, or, the president s daughter by brown, william wells. Brown was still considered someone elses legal property within the. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Clotel, or, the presidents daughter william wells brown, william. By william wells brown, a fugitive slave, author of three years in europe. Many people prefer to read offline or to print out text and read from the real printed page. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. Clotel or the presidents daughter, by william wells brown. Clotel, or the presidents daughter by william wells brown free. Brown, who escaped from slavery in 1834 at the age of 20, published the book in london.
Clotel, or the presidents daughter by william wells brown. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. A narrative of slave life in the united states is an 1853 novel by united states author and playwright william wells brown about clotel and her sister, fictional slave daughters of thomas jefferson. You can also read the full text online using our ereader. Pdf like mother, like daughter matrilineal opposition. Or, the presidents daughter by william wells brown. Clotel, or, the presidents daughter internet archive. It gained notoriety amid the unconfirmed rumors regarding thomas jefferson and sally hemmings. Others want to carry documents around with them on their mobile phones and read while they are on the move. Or, the presidents daughter by william wells brown free. Preface more than two hundred years have elapsed since the first cargo of slaves was landed on the banks of the james river, in the colony of virginia, from the west coast of africa.
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