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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Author: Harriet A. Jacobs, L. Brent, Lydia Maria Francis Child
An authentic autobiographical account of slave life in the South from the 1820s to the 1840s. To escape sexual exploitation by her master, Brent ran away and hid in an attic crawl space that became her home for seven years of unbelievable physical hardship. Edited by L. Maria Child; Introduction by Walter Teller.
ISBN-13: 9780156443500
ISBN-10: 0156443503
Publication Date: 10/1983
Pages: 228
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4 stars, based on 29 ratings
Publisher: Harvest/HBJ Book
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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This book was facsinating! It was passed along to me from a friend and I didn't think I'd get into it. I like reading memoirs and this was amazing. The editor pulls the auto-biography together with footnotes and references at the back of the book which puts a time line together of the early 1800's. There are photographs of the author and copies of original letters and correspondence from the time. I highly recommend this to anyone interested in historical memoirs, slavery, black history or just out for an interesting read.
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An amazing record of an African American female slave's life with five year's hidden in a small space in an attic.
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Riviting!
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A fantastic narrative of the life of a slave woman. We are all familiar with the injustices of slavery, but to hear the first hand account of a slave is gripping.


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