William Wells Brown
An African American Life
14 October 2014
Description
A ground-breaking biography of the most pioneering and accomplished African American writer of the nineteenth century.
Elegantly written and painstakingly researched, Ezra Greenspan’s masterful work sets William Wells Brown’s life in the richly rendered context of his times, creating a fascinating portrait of a writer, born into slavery, who dared to live and explore the racial complexities of nineteenth-century America.
Awards
Shortlisted — National Book Critics Circle Award, 2014
