{"product_id":"the-presidents-daughter-9781513221366","title":"The President's Daughter","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mint Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/13\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781513221366\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.00w x 0.38d","brand":"William Wells Brown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39893535522997,"sku":"9781513221366","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ae4b54fc-6abd-4866-ac8f-46a24763a33b.jpg?v=1619539678","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-presidents-daughter-9781513221366","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}