{"product_id":"the-presidents-daughter-9781513271101","title":"The President's Daughter","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBorn into slavery, Clotel is a white-passing woman who conceals her identity and uses a disguise to infiltrate a plantation to rescue her loved ones.\u003c\/b\u003e It’s a story of survival that’s deeply rooted in the cruelest part of American history.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eClotel and Althesa are the illegitimate daughters of Thomas Jefferson and a slave woman named Currer. Despite their father’s elite status, the girls are sold into slavery but attempt to use their fair complexions to their advantage. Clotel takes it a step further, dressing as a white man to emancipate her daughter who was sold against her will.\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eClotel; or, The President's Daughter: A Narrative of Slave Life in the United States\u003c\/i\u003e is an American tragedy that explores generational trauma. William Wells Brown, who’s considered the first African American novelist, uses his personal experience to illustrate the horrors of bondage. It’s a heartbreaking tale that tests the undeniable power of the human spirit. \u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003eWith an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of \u003ci\u003eClotel; or, The President's Daughter: A Narrative of Slave Life in the United States \u003c\/i\u003e  is both modern and readable.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Graphic Arts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359546245463,"sku":"9781513271101","price":6.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781513271101.jpg?v=1754124976","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-presidents-daughter-9781513271101","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}