Incidents in the life of a slave girl
"A haunting, evocative recounting of her life as a slave in North Carolina, and of her final escape and emancipation, Jacobs' classic narrative, written between 1853 and 1858 and published in 1861, tells firsthand of the horrors inflicted on slaves. In writing this extraordinary memoir, wh...
| Main Author: | Jacobs, Harriet A. 1813-1897. |
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| Other Authors: | Painter, Nell Irvin., Jacobs, John S., 1815-1875. |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Penguin Books,
2000.
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| Summary: |
"A haunting, evocative recounting of her life as a slave in North Carolina, and of her final escape and emancipation, Jacobs' classic narrative, written between 1853 and 1858 and published in 1861, tells firsthand of the horrors inflicted on slaves. In writing this extraordinary memoir, which culminates in the seven years she spent hiding in a crawl space in her grandmother's attic, Jacobs skillfully used the literary genres of her times, presenting a thoroughly feminist narrative that portrays the evils and traumas of slavery, particularly for women and children. Now with an introduction by renowned historian Nell Irvin Painter, this edition also includes A True Tale of Slavery, the brief memoir of Harriet Jacobs' brother, John S. Jacobs, originally published in a London periodical in 1861"--Book cover. |
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| Physical Description: |
xxxvi, 277 pages ; 20 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-277). |
| ISBN: |
0140437959 9780140437959 |
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