Two slave rebellions at sea: "The Heroic Slave" by Frederick Douglass and "Benito Cereno" by Herman Melville
Historical fiction, United States history, General non-fiction
Human-narrated audio
Summary
Two short stories about slave mutinies on the high seas: Frederick Douglass's 1853 "The Heroic Slave" and Herman Melville's 1855 "Benito Cereno." Includes excerpts from A Narrative of Voyages and Travels in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, the 1817 memoir… of Amasa Delano--the real-life captain in Melville's tale. Some violence. 2000
Title Details
ISBN
9781881089452
Publisher
Brandywine Press
Copyright Date
2000
Book number
4393276
Audio details for CELA title
Narrator
Jeff Allin
Duration
7 hours 56 minutes 13 seconds
Audio producer
Potomac Talking Book Services