1859 SLAVERY 1ed Jermain Loguen Escape America Abolitionist Underground Railroad

1859 SLAVERY 1^ed Jermain Loguen Escape America Abolitionist Underground Railroad

“I don’t respect this law! I don’t fear it! I won’t obey it!”

– Loguen on the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850

Jermain Loguen was a 19^th-century American slave who, being born into slavery in Tennessee, stole a horse from his owner and fled to Canada with the help of the Underground Railroad. After finding his freedom, Loguen became one of the principal leaders of the Underground Railroad. His autobiography focuses on his experiences as a slave, the horrors of slavery, his daring escape, and the abolitionist cause throughout New York. And while the authorship of this biography is generally attributed to Loguen, some scholars believe that Loguen was assisted by other slaves in writing this book.

Item number: #27166

Price: $950

LOGUEN, Jermain

The Rev. J.W. Loguen, as a slave and as a freeman : a narrative of real life

Syracuse, NY: J.G.K. Truair & Co., 1859. First edition.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • x, 11-451, [1]
  • Includes engraved portrait frontispiece
• References: Sabin 41824
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
  • Brown cloth
• Size: ~8in X 5.5in (20cm x 14cm)
• RARE and desirable

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