Narrative Of The Adventures And Escape Of Moses Roper From American Slavery (1846) - Couverture souple

Roper, Moses

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ISBN 10 : 1163961248 ISBN 13 : 9781163961247

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

""Narrative of the Adventures and Escape of Moses Roper from American Slavery"" is an autobiographical account written by Moses Roper, a former slave who escaped from slavery in the United States in the mid-19th century. The book was first published in 1838 and has since become an important historical document that sheds light on the brutality and inhumanity of the American slave system.In the book, Roper recounts his life as a slave, detailing the various forms of abuse and torture he endured at the hands of his masters. He describes the physical and emotional trauma of being sold from one owner to another, as well as the daily struggles of life as a slave, including the constant fear of punishment and the difficulty of maintaining family relationships.Despite the many challenges he faced, Roper remained determined to escape from slavery and eventually succeeded in doing so. He recounts the harrowing journey he took to freedom, including his travels through the wilderness, his encounters with sympathetic individuals who helped him along the way, and his eventual arrival in England, where he was able to start a new life.Through his powerful and moving narrative, Roper provides a firsthand account of the horrors of slavery and the resilience of the human spirit in the face of oppression. His story serves as a testament to the strength and courage of those who fought for their freedom and the importance of remembering the struggles of the past in order to build a better future.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Présentation de l'éditeur

This volume is produced from digital images from the Cornell University Library Samuel J. May Anti-Slavery Collection

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1163961248
• ISBN 13: 9781163961247
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 98
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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