Richard Hildreth (1807-1865) American, "The White Slave" 1852 Edition. Subtitled "or, Memoirs of a Fugitive," the story was originally published anonymously in 1836 as "The Slave; or, Memoirs of Archy Moore." The novel follows Archy Moore, a light-skinned enslaved man born to a planter and an enslaved mother. Considered one of the earliest pieces of anti-slavery American fiction, this reissue was quickly done by publishers Tappan and Whittemore to capitalize on the explosive success of Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin," which had been published earlier in 1852. 

Condition: Some loosening in spine and spotting on pages commensurate with age. 

Size: 5 1/2 x 8 x 1 1/4 in. 

Richard Hildreth (1807-1865) was an influential American journalist, lawyer, and historian best known for his monumental six-volume “History of the United States of America.” A passionate advocate for the abolition of slavery, he authored “The Slave; or Memoirs of Archy Moore” (1836), which is recognized as the first anti-slavery novel published in the United States. Beyond his historical writings and anti-slavery campaign, he contributed significantly to early American political literature through his sharp editorial work for the New York Tribune and various legal treatises, and even served as the United States consul at Trieste from 1861 until his death in Florence four years later, where he remains interred.

Some loosening in spine and spotting on pages commensurate with age. 

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