Twenty-Two Years a Slave - And Forty Years a Freeman

by Austin Steward

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1528718062
• ISBN13: 9781528718066
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Read & Co. History
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"