Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
by Jacobs, Harriet
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1593082835
- ISBN 13
- 9781593082833
- Seller
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Gastonia, North Carolina, United States
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Synopsis
A haunting, evocative recounting of her life as a slave in North Carolina and of her final escape and emancipation, Harriet Jacobs's classic narrative, written between 1853 and 1858 and published pseduonymously 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 time, presenting a thoroughly feminist narrative that portrays the evils and traumas of slavery, particularly for women and children.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Persephone's Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 049013
- Title
- Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
- Author
- Jacobs, Harriet
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1593082835
- ISBN 13
- 9781593082833
- Publisher
- Barnes and Noble Classics
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2005
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- United States - Slavery - Memoirs
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