Life and Adventures of James Williams, a Fugitive Slave: With a Full Description of the Underground Railroad

by Various and James B. Williams

"Life and Adventures of James Williams, a Fugitive Slave" is a 1873 account by American slave James Williams, describing his early life, abuse, and eventual escape to New York City. The first slave narrative published by the American Anti-Slavery Society, today the story is commonly remembered as fraudulent due to contemporary Southern newspaper columnists' attacks on the narrative's veracity. The book was ghostwritten by John Greenleaf Whittier,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 144370718X
• ISBN13: 9781443707183
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: Read & Co. History
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"