Narrative of the Life of Henry Box Brown by Henry Box Brown

Narrative of the Life of Henry Box Brown

Henry Box Brown

73 pages first pub 1849 (editions)

nonfiction biography history memoir adventurous challenging slow-paced
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In 1849, Henry Brown escaped from slavery by shipping himself in a three-foot-by-two-foot wooden crate from Virginia to an anti-slavery office in Philadelphia. Twenty-seven hours and 350 miles later, Brown stepped out of his box to begin a new lif...

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