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Chains And Freedom; Or, The Life And Adventures Of Peter Wheeler, A Colored Man Yet Living

Chains And Freedom; Or, The Life And Adventures Of Peter Wheeler, A Colored Man Yet Living

Edwards Lester, Charles

Paperback

General ReferenceTechnology & EngineeringPolish History

ISBN10: 9354849660
ISBN13: 9789354849664
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Aug 5 2021
Pages: 116
Weight: 0.40
Height: 0.28 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A powerful voyage into antebellum American life, Chains And Freedom offers a vivid window into untold black life stories and a figure who rises through trial toward dignity. This is not fiction merely dressed as history; it is a humane, blazing account that reads with the immediacy of a contemporary memoir. Charles Edwards Lester's life-and-adventure chronicle sits in the long tradition of slave narrative form and african american biography, while also moving beyond it with a racial mobility memoir that resonates with today's readers. Set in a 1840s American world of shifting loyalties and moral battles, the narrative speaks to both casual readers and the scholarly crowd, inviting classroom discussion and historical collection edition study. Its themes-race, freedom, moral courage, and antislavery era literature-remain crucial for understanding the long arc of abolitionist thought and human aspiration. Note on literary and historical significance: the work has been out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure - it offers a careful, respectful bridge from antiquarian curiosity to contemporary engagement. Ideal for anyone building a rigorous reading list or curating a thoughtful historical collection, it stands as a substantive, moving contribution to race and freedom themes in 1840s American settings.

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