Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl - Brossura

Jacobs, Harriet

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0486419312 ISBN 13: 9780486419312

Casa editrice: Dover Pubns, 2001

Riassunto

The true story of an individual's struggle for self-identity, self-preservation, and freedom, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl remains among the few extant slave narratives written by a woman. This autobiographical account chronicles the remarkable odyssey of Harriet Jacobs (1813–1897) whose dauntless spirit and faith carried her from a life of servitude and degradation in North Carolina to liberty and reunion with her children in the North.
Written and published in 1861 after Jacobs' harrowing escape from a vile and predatory master, the memoir delivers a powerful and unflinching portrayal of the abuses and hypocrisy of the master-slave relationship. Jacobs writes frankly of the horrors she suffered as a slave, her eventual escape after several unsuccessful attempts, and her seven years in self-imposed exile, hiding in a coffin-like "garret" attached to her grandmother's porch.
A rare firsthand account of a courageous woman's determination and endurance, this inspirational story also represents a valuable historical record of the continuing battle for freedom and the preservation of family.

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• Editore: Dover Pubns
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0486419312
• ISBN 13: 9780486419312
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 167