Description

""Twenty-Two Years A Slave And Forty Years A Freeman"" is a memoir written by Austin Steward, detailing his life as a slave and his eventual freedom. The book covers his experiences as a slave in Virginia, his escape to Canada, and his life as a free man in Canada and the United States. Steward also includes a correspondence of several years while he served as the President of the Wilberforce Colony in London, Canada West. The book provides a rare firsthand account of the horrors of slavery and the struggles faced by former slaves in their quest for freedom and equality. It is a powerful and inspiring story of perseverance and resilience in the face of adversity.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.