1987, ISBN: 9780674447462

Cambridge, Massachusetts and London England: Harvard University Press, 1987. Eighth Printing . Trade Paperback. Very Good. 6" x 8 1/4. Frankfeldt, Gwen - Design. 306 Pages Indexed.… Mehr…

Cambridge, Massachusetts and London England: Harvard University Press, 1987. Eighth Printing . Trade Paperback. Very Good. 6" x 8 1/4. Frankfeldt, Gwen - Design. 306 Pages Indexed. Light wear to cover edges and corners. Interior text pages are tight and flawless. No marks or stamps. Harriet A. Jacobs was born a slave in North Carolina in 1813 and became a fugitive in the 1830s. She recorded her triumphant struggle for freedom in an autobiography that was published pseudonymously in 1861. As Linda Brent, the book's heroine and narrator, Jacobs recounts the history of her family: a remarkable grandmother who hid her from her master for seven years; a brother who escaped and spoke out for abolition; her two children, whom she rescued and sent north. She recalls the degradation of slavery and the special sexual oppression she found as a slave woman: the master who was determined to make her his concubine, his jealous wife, the future congressman who fathered her children but broke his promise to set them free. She also portrays a supportive black community, both slave and free, and sympathetic whites: a slavemistress who sheltered her; the northern woman who employed her, helped her avoid capture, and eventually bought her freedom; the abolitionist-feminist friend who encouraged her to write her autobiography; and Lydia Maria Child, the well-known writer who donated her services as editor. This boo is the major antebellum autobiography of a black woman. With Frederick Douglass's account of his life, it is one of the two archetypes in the genre of the slave narrative. In this fully realized edition, editor Jean Fagan Yellin identifies the people and places that Jacobs wrote about, presents new materials about Jacobs and her manuscript, including photographs and a selection of Jacobs's letters, and locates the book in relation to other literature. Yellin does full justice at last to this splendid and moving work, a classic of American history and literature, of women's writing, and of the Afro-American experience., Harvard University Press, 1987, 3<

1987, ISBN: 9780674447462

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Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1987. Trade paperback. Good. Ex-library. Signed by previous owner. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself (SOFTCOVER-FAIR COND… Mehr…

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1987. Trade paperback. Good. Ex-library. Signed by previous owner. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself (SOFTCOVER-FAIR CONDITION HAS A FEW NOTES AND UNDERLINING IN BOOK-PUBLISHED BY HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS-COPYRIGHT 1987-306 PAGES) by Harriet Ann... Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 368 p. Audience: General/trade. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself (SOFTCOVER-FAIR CONDITION HAS A FEW NOTES AND UNDERLINING IN BOOK-PUBLISHED BY HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS-COPYRIGHT 1987-306 PAGES) by Harriet Ann Jacobs Harriet A. Jacobs is an important figure in American history as one of the first women slaves to publish a first person narrative of her experiences. "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl" expresses the unspoken life of the slave through Jacobs' own experiences in North Carolina under the hands of a ruthless owner who was cruel and abusive to her. Jacobs describes not only her experiences as a slave, but her multiple attempts to escape until finally making safe passage North, where she would eventually become an abolitionist speaker and reformer. Harriet A. Jacobs is an important figure in American history as one of the first women slaves to publish a first person narrative of her experiences. "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl" expresses the unspoken life of the slave through Jacobs' own experiences in North Carolina under the hands of a ruthless owner who was cruel and abusive to her. Jacobs describes not only her experiences as a slave, but her multiple attempts to escape until finally making safe passage North, where she would eventually become an abolitionist speaker and reformer., Harvard University Press, 1987, 2.5<

1987, ISBN: 9780674447462

Oxford Univ. Press, 1987. 1" tear on lower spine corner fold, head of spine corners bumped and edgeworn, crease on rear corner 1/2" from tip, corners bend near tips. Edited and … Mehr…

Oxford Univ. Press, 1987. 1" tear on lower spine corner fold, head of spine corners bumped and edgeworn, crease on rear corner 1/2" from tip, corners bend near tips. Edited and with an introduction by Jean Fagan Yellin. 306 pages.. 7th Printing. Soft Cover. Good+ to Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., Oxford Univ. Press, 1987, 2.75<

1987, ISBN: 9780674447462

Harvard University Press [c.1987, 1987-01-01. Paperback. Like New. 1.1000 in x 9.1000 in x 5.9000 in. Like-new larger unread larger paperback with flat spine. New condition except for m… Mehr…

Harvard University Press [c.1987, 1987-01-01. Paperback. Like New. 1.1000 in x 9.1000 in x 5.9000 in. Like-new larger unread larger paperback with flat spine. New condition except for marked out name, date inside., Harvard University Press [c.1987, 1987-01-01, 5<

1987, ISBN: 9780674447462

Harvard University Press, 1987-05. Paperback. Good., Harvard University Press, 1987-05, 2.5