Twenty-Two Years a Slave and Forty Years a Freeman

"e;Twenty-Two Years a Slave, and Forty Years a Freeman"e; is a slave narrative, detailing Austin Steward's early life of enslavement and escape, as well as his years of freedom and work at Wilber force Colony. Austin Steward (1793 1869) was an African-American abolitionist and author. He was born a slave and escaped from Virginia at about age 21, settling in Rochester, New York, and then Canada. Contents:Slave Life on the PlantationAt the Great HouseHorse-racing and Its ConsequencesJourney to Our New Home in New YorkIncidents at Sodus BayRemoval From Sodus to BathDuelingHorse-racing and General TrainingDeath Bed and Bridal ScenesHired Out to a New MasterThoughts on FreedomCapt. Helm Divorce KidnappingLocate in the Village of RochesterIncidents in Rochester and VicinitySad Reverses of Capt. HelmBritish Emancipation of SlaveryOration Termination of SlaveryCondition of Free Colored PeoplePersecution of the Colored PeopleRemoval to CanadaRoughing It in the Wilds of CanadaNarrow Escape of a SmugglerNarrative of Two Fugitives From VirginiaPleasant Re-union of Old and Tried FriendsPrivate Losses and Private DifficultiesIncidents and Peculiarities of the IndiansOur Difficulties With Israel LewisDesperation of a Fugitive SlaveA Narrow Escape From My EnemiesDeath of B. Paul, and Return of His BrotherMy Family Return to RochesterThe Land Agent and the SquatterCharacter and Death of I. LewisMy Return to RochesterBishop Brown Death of My DaughterCelebration of the First of AugustCorrespondence Letter From A. Steward to Wm. L. Garrison