"Three Years as a Negro Minstrel." [in] The Atlantic Monthly. July 1869.

Boston: Fields, Osgood & Co, 1869. Book. 8vo, original wrappers, stitched. Pp. 71-85 of 128. A fine, uncut copy. First appearance of Keeler's famous account, a preliminary excerpt from his memoir Vagabond Adventures (1870). The noted journalist and author (1840-1873) ran away from home at the age of eleven, and soon discovered a talent for dancing Juba and playing the banjo. He toured the country with several troupes until he was fifteen, when he gave up show business for college..