History of My Own Times; or, the Life and Adventures of William Otter, Sen., Comprising a Series of Events, and Musical Incidents Altogether Original (Documents in American Social History)

This is one of the few first-person accounts of a rural artisan in pre-genteel American. The book depicts the ambiguities of race relation in the early nineteenth century, sheds light on its definition of manhood, and conveys a sense of humor very different from today's.William Otter is the author of 'History of My Own Times; or, the Life and Adventures of William Otter, Sen., Comprising a Series of Events, and Musical Incidents Altogether Original (Documents in American Social History)', published 1995 under ISBN 9780801426674 and ISBN 0801426677.