Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Contributor(s): Jacobs, Harriet (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486419312 ISBN-13: 9780486419312 Publisher: Dover Publications
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: November 2001 Annotation: This autobiographical account by a former slave is one of the few extant narratives written by a woman. Written and published in 1861, it delivers a powerful portrayal of the brutality of slave life. Jacobs speaks frankly of her master's abuse and her eventual escape, in a tale of dauntless spirit and faith. Click for more in this series: Dover Thrift Editions |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Literary Collections | American - African American |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2001032350 |
Age Level: 11-UP |
Grade Level: 6-UP |
Series: Dover Thrift Editions |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5" W x 7.9" L (0.30 lbs) 176 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
Features: Ikids, Price on Product |
Review Citations: Library Journal 02/15/2002 pg. 184 Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2002 pg. 47 |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 179006 Reading Level: 7.1 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 14.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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. |
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