{"product_id":"twenty-two-years-a-slave-austin-steward-9781528718066","title":"Twenty-Two Years a Slave - And Forty Years a Freeman","description":"Austin Steward (1793-1869) was an African-American author and abolitionist. Born into slavery, he managed to escape from Virginia aged 21 and moved to Rochester, New York before settling in Canada. \"Twenty-Two Years a Slave - And Forty Years a Freeman\" is Steward's astonishing 1856 autobiography within which he recounts the travails of his harrowing life as a slave in America, as well as his experiences as a free man. A compelling and heart-breaking slave narrative that will appeal to those with an interest in this dark chapter of American history. Contents include: \"Slave Life on the Plantation\", \"At the Great House\", \"Horse-Racing and its Consequences\", \"Journey to our New Home in New York\", \"Incidents at Sodus Bay\", \"Removal from Sodus to Bath\", \"Dueling\", \"Horse-Racing and General Training\", \"Death Bed and Bridal Scenes\", \"Hired out to a New Master\", etc. Read \u0026amp; Co. History is proud to be republishing this classic memoir now in a new edition with an introductory poem by Phillis Wheatley.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Austin Steward\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1528718062\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781528718066\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Read \u0026amp; Co. History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/31\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.60d","brand":"Austin Steward","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43943387955455,"sku":"9781528718066","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_ee2711ea-746a-4bd7-8882-39dce05a780c.jpg?v=1681497837","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/twenty-two-years-a-slave-austin-steward-9781528718066","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}