The Infortunate: The Voyage and Adventures of William Moraley, an Indentured Servant

ISBN: 0271026766

Author: William Moraley

Condition: New

First published by Penn State Press in 1992, The Infortunate has become a staple for teachers and students of American history. William Moraleys firsthand account of bound servitude provides a rare glimpse of life among the lower classes in England and the American colonies during the eighteenth century. In the decade since its original publication, Susan Klepp and Billy Smith have unearthed new information on Moraleys life, both before his ill-fated venture as an indentured servant from England to the American Plantations and after his return to England. This revised edition features this additional information while presenting the autobiography in a new way, offering more explicit emphasis for students and teachers in college, university, and high school about how to read and interpret Moraleys autobiography.