William Wells Brown Clotel & Other Writings The Library of America 2014 1st Printing w/Slipcase New Born a slave and kept functionally illiterate until he escaped at age nineteen, William Wells Brown refashioned himself first as an agent of the Underground Railroad and then as an antislavery activist and self-taught orator and author, eventually becoming a foundational figure of African American literature. The Library of America presents the most comprehensive edition of Brown’s writing ever published, an extraordinary collection of landmark works that together give voice to his passionate commitment to freedom and equality.#williamwellsbrown#wellsbrown#TheLibraryofAmerica#vintagebooks#bookstore