¿Through the Eyes of a Slave¿ contains a carefully-selected collection of famous, influential and moving American slave narratives from a variety of authors including Solomon Northup's ¿Twelve Years a Slave¿, which was adapted into the 2013 blockbuster film of the same name. These compelling, inspirational, and often harrowing real-life stories offer a unique insight into the travails of slave life in nineteenth-century America, and are highly recommended for those with an interest in this dark chapter of American history. Contents include: ¿Thirty Years a Slave, by Louis Hughes¿, ¿Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, by Frederick Douglass¿, ¿Twelve Years a Slave, by Solomon Northup¿, ¿Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom, by William Craft and Ellen Craft¿, and ¿Twenty-Two Years a Slave, and Forty Years a Freeman, by Austin Steward¿. Read & Co. History is proudly publishing this brand new collection of classic memoirs now for the enjoyment of a new generation of readers.