Alibris: Slaves

AUDIOBOOKS | NEW BOOKS OF NOTE | BARGAIN BOOKS | Find a seller

» advanced search

Sale books bring joy to the world: Save 25% or more

Get your gifts by December 24: Learn how

browse BOOKS

Page 1 of 20

sort by

1	Song Yet Sung more books like this by James McBride add to wishlist A runaway slave and a determined slave catcher become tangled in a web of intrigue and adventure in James McBride's intricately constructed and impressive second novel, set in pre-Civil War Maryland. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Someone Knows My Name more books like this by Lawrence Hill add to wishlist Abducted from Africa as a child and enslaved in South Carolina, Aminata Diallo thinks only of freedom--and of the knowledge she needs to get home. This captivating story of one womans remarkable experience spans six decades and three continents and brings to life a crucial chapter in world history. see all copies from $5.00! new only from $5.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Uncle Tom's Cabin more books like this by Professor Harriet Beecher Stowe add to wishlist Harriet Beecher Stowe's powerful but sentimental and stereotyped anti-slavery novel, published in 1852, was an inspiration to the abolitionist cause. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.23! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Not for Sale: The Return of the Global Slave Trade--And How We Can Fight It more books like this by David Batstone add to wishlist Award-winning journalist David Batstone reveals the story of a new generation of 21st century abolitionists and their heroic campaign to put an end to human bondage. In his accessible and inspiring book "Not For Sale", Batstone carefully weaves the narratives of activists and those in bondage in a way that not only raises awareness of the modern ... see all copies from $6.19! new only from $7.54! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Incidents in the life of a slave girl more books like this by Harriet Jacobs add to wishlist This classic memoir of slave life, written by a highly-literate North Carolina slave, was first published at the beginning of the Civil War when Jacobs had escaped to the North and begun campaigning for abolition. Her narrative focused especially clearly on the ways that slavery degraded women through sexual abuse and the separation of mothers ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Barnes & Noble Classics Series): An American Slave more books like this by Frederick Douglass, Professor Robert O'Meally (Introduction by) add to wishlist "Narrative of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave," by Frederick Douglass, is part of the "Barnes & Noble Classics"" "series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.74! \| SVS
7	Roll, Jordan, roll; the world the slaves made more books like this by Eugene D. Genovese add to wishlist see all copies from $3.33! new only from $11.96! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy more books like this by Annette Gordon-Reed add to wishlist Rumours of Jefferson's sexual involvement with his slave Sally Hemings have circulated for two centuries. In this text, the author sets out to intensify the debate, arguing not that the events necessarily took place, but that the evidence for their taking place has been denied a fair hearing. see all copies from $3.05! new only from $11.24! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	The Interesting Narrative and Other Writings more books like this by Olaudah Equiano, Vincent Carretta (Editor) add to wishlist An exciting and often terrifying adventure story, and a precursor to the famous nineteenth-century slave narratives, Equiano's "The Interesting Narrative" recounts his kidnapping in Africa aged ten, his service as a slave of an officer in the British Navy for ten years, and his life after he bought his freedom in 1766, growing to become one of the ... see all copies from $3.59! new only from $6.00! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Follow the Drinking Gourd more books like this by Jeanette Winter add to wishlist "Follow the Drinking Gourd" sounded like a simple folk song sung by slaves, but it was really a map to freedom--for hidden in the lyrics were directions to the escape route known as the Underground Railroad. In glowing paintings and simple text, Winter tells the story of one brave family who followed the drinking gourd north to freedom. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.62! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Slave: My True Story more books like this by Mende Nazer, Damien Lewis add to wishlist Mende Nazer was born into the Karko tribe in Sudan, and after a peaceful and happy childhood in her mountain village, she was kidnapped by Arabs, raped, and forced to work as a maid in Khartoum--her first contact with such marks of "civilization" as silverware and television. She was also repeatedly beaten and insulted. Her memoir is a reminder ... see all copies from $2.60! new only from $2.75! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Hidden in Plain View: A Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroad more books like this by Jacqueline L Tobin, Raymond G Dobard, Ph.D., Cuesta Benberry (Foreword by) add to wishlist For the first time, the secret codes used in slave quilt patterns that served as maps to escape on the Underground Railroad are revealed--suggesting that there was an organized African-American resistance movement that predated the Abolitionist crusade. Two 8-page color photos inserts. Line drawings. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.00! \| SVS
13 view cover	Uncle Tom's cabin or Life among the lowly more books like this by Harriet Beecher Stowe add to wishlist Harriet Beecher Stowe's powerful but sentimental and stereotyped anti-slavery novel, published in 1852, was an inspiration to the abolitionist cause. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	The Book of Night Women more books like this by Marlon James add to wishlist From a young writer who radiates charisma and talent comes a sweeping, stylish historical novel of Jamaican slavery that can be compared only to Toni Morrison's "Beloved." (Literary)On sale February 19 see all copies from $3.14! new only from $3.14! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	AR'N't I a Woman?: Female Slaves in the Plantation South more books like this by Deborah Gray White add to wishlist Living with the burden of racism and sexism, slave women in the plantation South assumed roles within the family and community that contrasted sharply with traditional female roles in the larger American society. This work shows how black women experienced freedom in the Reconstruction South. see all copies from $5.00! new only from $9.08! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	The Willie Lynch Letter: And the Making of a Slave more books like this by Kashif Malik Hassan-El add to wishlist see all copies from $2.35! new only from $2.35! \| SVS
17 view cover	Slavery: A Problem in American Institutional and Intellectual Life more books like this by Stanley M Elkins add to wishlist This third edition of Stanley M. Elkin's classic study offers two new chapters by the author. The first, "Slavery and Ideology," considers the discussion and criticism occasioned by this controversial work. Elkins amplifies his original purpose in writing the book and takes into consideration the substantial body of critical commentary. He also ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $24.46! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Amos Fortune, Free Man more books like this by Elizabeth Yates add to wishlist A biography of Amos Fortune--born an African prince named At-mun--who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the United States. Eventually able to buy his own freedom, Fortune dedicated the rest of his life to helping other slaves buy theirs. Winner of the 1951 Newbery Medal. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Escape from Slavery: The True Story of My Ten Years in Captivity and My Journey to Freedom in America more books like this by Francis BOK, Edward Tivnan add to wishlist "Escape from Slavery" is at once a dramatic adventure, a story of desperation and triumph, and an important commentary on the plight of millions held in slavery today. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl more books like this by Nellie Y McKay (Editor), Frances Smith Foster (Editor), Harriet A Jacobs add to wishlist This biography was the first full-length narrative written by a former woman slave in America. Born in 1813, Harriet Jacobs was unaware of her status as a slave until the deaths of her mother and a benevolent mistress exposed her to a sexually predatory master, "Dr Flint", whilst she was in her teens. She escaped "Dr Flint" at the age of 22, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.74! \| SVS
21 view cover	The Slave Ship: A Human History more books like this by Marcus Rediker add to wishlist Much is known of the American slave trade, but little of the ships that had made it all possible. Award-winning historian Rediker draws on 30 years of research in maritime archives to create an unprecedented history of these vessels and the human drama acted out on their rolling decks. see all copies from $4.05! new only from $4.11! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	The Invisible Ring more books like this by Anne Bishop add to wishlist In this stand-alone novel, set in the world of "The Black Jewels Trilogy", a notorious queen purchases Jared, a Red Jewel Warlord, in an auction and makes him a pleasure slave. Jared fears he will share the fate of her other slaves, but Gray Lady may not be what she seems. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave & Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl more books like this by Frederick Douglass, Harriet A Jacobs, Dr. Kwame Anthony Appiah (Introduction by) add to wishlist In his wrenching, classic autobiography--one of the most important documents in American history--Douglass describes himself as a man who became a slave and, later, a slave who became a man. Reissue. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.91! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	These Tangled Threads more books like this by Tracie Peterson, Judith Miller add to wishlist Book 3 of Bells of Lowell. Timid yet alluring Daughtie Winfield finds herself in a precarious position when the new doctor casts his favor upon her. Though flattered by his attention, she is drawn to Liam Donohue, a local Irish artisan. As Daughtie and Liam work together to help runaway slaves, their friendship blossoms. But her work in the mills ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.76! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Riddley Walker: Expanded Edition Afterword, Notes, and Glossary more books like this by Russell Hoban add to wishlist Riddley Walker is a 12-year-old boy in a post-nuclear holocaust. Wandering through the rubble of his world, speaking and narrating his story in a crippled English, Riddley Walker strains to remember the world as it was before the bombs fell, to have some sort of coherent past to hand over to the people who will survive him. Impressionable, ... see all copies from $5.60! new only from $15.63! \| SVS

Page 1 of 20: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next>

Browse authors

Browse subjects

Our Money-Back Guarantee

We guarantee every item's condition, as described on Alibris. If you are not satisfied that an item is as described, return your purchase for a refund.

	A Fragile Design by Tracie Peterson, Judith Miller see all from $1.99! new only from $5.50!
	Grapes of wrath by John Steinbeck see all from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
	Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain see all from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
	To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee see all from $1.99! new only from $3.95!
	Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald see all from $1.99! new only from $2.19!
	Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass an American Slave by Frederick Douglass see all from $1.99! new only from $1.99!