"Through the Eyes of a Slave" contains a carefully-selected collection
of famous, influential and moving American slave narratives from a
variety of authors including Solomon Northup's "Twelve Years a Slave",
which was adapted into the 2013 blockbuster film of the same name. These
compelling, inspirational, and often harrowing real-life stories offer a
unique insight into the travails of slave life in nineteenth-century
America, and are highly recommended for those with an interest in this
dark chapter of American history. Contents include: "Thirty Years a
Slave, by Louis Hughes", "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass,
by Frederick Douglass", "Twelve Years a Slave, by Solomon Northup",
"Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom, by William Craft and Ellen
Craft", and "Twenty-Two Years a Slave, and Forty Years a Freeman, by
Austin Steward". Read & Co. History is proudly publishing this brand new
collection of classic memoirs now for the enjoyment of a new generation
of readers.