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 CLOTEL: The President’s Doughter
W. Wells Brown
Clotel; or, The President’s Daughter is a novel by William Wells Brown (1815-84), a fugitive from slavery and abolitionist and was published in London, England in December 1853. It is often con- sidered the first African-American novel. This novel focuses on the difficult lives of mulattoes in America and the “degraded and immoral condition of the relation of master and slave in the USA” (Brown). It is about the tragic lives of Currer, Althesea, and Clotel. In the novel, Currer is the former mulatto mistress of President Thomas Jefferson who together have two daughters, Althesea and Clotel. Because she was beautiful and the mistress of Jefferson, Currer and her daughters lived a confortable life, this changed when her master passes away. In the end, Currer and Althesea are auctioned to the notorious slave trader, Dick Walker. Clotel is bought by her lover Horatio Green. The separation of these three women is just the beginning of the injustices they face.
“Excellent written book with very good story.” Dr.Bernadette E. Sherman
“Very well written Kept my attention and learned more history lessons about the shame of slavery. A good book to teach our children.” N. Dexter
166 pp $9.99 • £6.99 B&W, Adventure, Children Book 5x0.3x8inches(12.7x0.8x20.3cm) 978-1-64181-134-7 (p) 978-1-64181-135-4 (e)
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