Uncle Tom’s Companions: Or, Facts Stranger than Fiction. A Supplement to Uncle Tom’s Cabin: Being Startling Incidents in the Lives of Celebrated Fugitive Slaves

by Frederick Douglass, John Passmore Edwards

Overview

*Includes Table of Contents

John Edwards’ and Frederick Douglass’ Uncle Tom’s Companions: Or, Facts Stranger than Fiction. A Supplement to Uncle Tom’s Cabin: Being Startling Incidents in the Lives of Celebrated Fugitive Slaves was released following the success of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. It describes the experiences of a number of slaves, including Frederick Douglass, Josiah Henson, William Wesll Brown, Henry Bibb, and more.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940148452188
Publisher:	Charles River Editors
Publication date:	09/11/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	392 KB

About the Author

Frederick Douglass was a prominent American author, abolitionist, and public speaker. Born into slavery in 1818, he escaped on a train and headed north to Maryland, Philadelphia, and eventually New York City, where he took refuge and became a famous orator and abolitionist. Douglass recounted the struggles he faced as a slave through multiple narratives, most notably his autobiography, The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. The book became an instant bestseller, despite its initial opposition and skeptical reception. His other famous books include My Bondage and My Freedom and Life and Times of Frederick Douglass.

Hometown:

Tuckahoe, Maryland

Date of Birth:

1818

Date of Death:

February 20, 1895

Place of Death:

Washington, D.C.