Poems by a slave in the island of Cuba, recently liberated

Compiled and translated from Spanish by Dr. R.R. Madden, this work consists of poetry, a narrative, appendix of essays relating to the state of slavery in Cuba and a glossary of terms. Dr. Madden included a preface and two of his own poems, one on slave traders, and the other on the evils of Cuban slavery. The narrative begins shortly before the birth of Juan Francisco Manzano, born as a slave in Cuba, and describes an easy, carefree childhood, his youth where he began to experience the trials and horrors of slavery, and ends on the night of his successful escape at about 38 years old. Some poems by Manzano that could not be published in Cuba were translated and included in the text.