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"The four former slaves represented here met only once. Yet each attained legendary stature in the anti-slavery battle--and justly so, for their escapes are among the most dramatic ever recorded"--Page 4 of cover. The Great Escapes: Four Slave Narratives is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics : New introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the readers viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriate All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich each readers understanding of these enduring works. Collected in this volume are four published slave narratives of daring escapes to freedom. William and Ellen Craft's Running a Thousand Miles to Freedom (1860), tells the story of the couple reaching freedom in 1848 by travelling openly by train—with Ellen Craft posing as a white male planter and William as her servant. This is followed by two versions of Henry "Box" Brown's escape by mailing himself to Philadelphia in 1849— Narrative of Henry "Box" Brown , published that same year in America and Narrative of the Life of Henry "Box" Brown , published in 1851 in Britain. Finally, William Wells Brown's Narrative of William Wells Brown (1847), tells of the young man's surreptitious exit from a steamboat docked in Ohio, a free state, in 1834. The Great Escapes: Four Slave Narratives is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.

Collected in this volume are four published slave narratives of daring escapes to freedom. William and Ellen Craft’s Running a Thousand Miles to Freedom (1860), tells the story of the couple reaching freedom in 1848 by travelling openly by train—with Ellen Craft posing as a white male planter and William as her servant. This is followed by two versions of Henry “Box” Brown’s escape by mailing himself to Philadelphia in 1849—Narrative of Henry “Box” Brown, published that same year in America and Narrative of the Life of Henry “Box” Brown, published in 1851 in Britain. Finally, William Wells Brown’s Narrative of William Wells Brown (1847), tells of the young man’s surreptitious exit from a steamboat docked in Ohio, a free state, in 1834.

the Great Escapes: Four Slave Narratives is Part Of The barnes & Noble Classics Series, Which Offers Quality Editions At Affordable Prices To The Student And The General Reader, Including New Scholarship, Thoughtful Design, And Pages Of Carefully Crafted Extras. Here Are Some Of The Remarkable Features Of barnes & Noble Classics:

new Introductions Commissioned From Today's Top Writers And Scholars

biographies Of The Authors

chronologies Of Contemporary Historical, Biographical, And Cultural Events

footnotes And Endnotes

selective Discussions Of Imitations, Parodies, Poems, Books, Plays, Paintings, Operas, Statuary, And Films Inspired By The Work

comments By Other Famous Authors

study Questions To Challenge The Reader's Viewpoints And Expectations

bibliographies For Further Reading

indices & Glossaries, When Appropriate

all Editions Are Beautifully Designed And Are Printed To Superior Specifications; Some Include Illustrations Of Historical Interest. barnes & Noble Classics pulls Together A Constellation Of Influences Biographical, Historical, And Literary To Enrich Each Reader's Understanding Of These Enduring Works.

The Great Escapes: Four Slave Narratives is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series. It contains: -Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave (1848) -Narrative of Henry Box Brown (1849) -Narrative of the Life of Henry Box Brown (1851) -Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom; Or, The Escape of William and Ellen Craft from Slavery (1860) Narrative of William W. Brown, a fugutive slave (1848) / William Wells Brown -- Narrative of Henry Box Brown (1849) / Henry Box Brown -- Narrative of the life of Henry Box Brown (1851) / Henry Box Brown -- Running a thousand miles for freedom (1860) / William Craft.