Narrative of Henry Box Brown
The Tract Of The Quiet Way

Crazy! What a wild story!! This was definitely not something I have seen in a history book. This book should be shared more often.......more

A story that like too many is left out of the history books. A look at slavery and how one man escaped in a small box shipped by land and water to freedom. It is a hell of a tale both in its unflinching look at slavery and the harrowing tale of escape.......more

A true story of a man who escaped the horrors of slavery by arranging himself be mailed express to Philadelphia. Another important document on slavery.......more

Giving a rating to a slave narrative feels wrong but this was poignant. I had no idea of who Henry Box Brown was so I didn’t know what I was getting into. I’ve read other slave narratives before but this one felt different; he purposely did not explicitly tell of the horrors of slavery, which made t......more

Five stars for content! The second part of the book may be worth a look in light of the events of January 6, 2021. Mr. Brown's comments on secession, insurrection, and the Electoral College are suddenly relevant again. We may be viewing these topics through the lens of racism rather than slavery now,......more