Incidents in the life of a slave girl : written by herself / by Harriet A. Jacobs ; edited by Maria Child ; edited with an introduction by Jean Fagan Yellin.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, c1987.Description: xxxiii, 306 p. : ill. 23 cmISBN:
  • 674447468
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • E 444.J17 .In21 1987
Summary: This autobiographical account by a former slave is one of the few extact narratives written by a woman. Written and published in 1861, it delivers a powerful, unflinching portrayal of the brutality of slave life. Jacobs speaks frankly of her master's abuse and her eventual escape, in an amazing and inspirational account of one woman's dauntless spirit and faith. www.shelfari.com
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This autobiographical account by a former slave is one of the few extact narratives written by a woman. Written and published in 1861, it delivers a powerful, unflinching portrayal of the brutality of slave life. Jacobs speaks frankly of her master's abuse and her eventual escape, in an amazing and inspirational account of one woman's dauntless spirit and faith. www.shelfari.com

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