Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself by Harriet A Jacobs

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself by Harriet A Jacobs

This enlarged edition now completes the Jacobs family saga, one of the most memorable in all of American history. John Jacobs's short slave narrative, "A True Tale of Slavery", published in London in 1861, adds a brother's perspective to Harriet Jacobs's own autobiography. It is an addition to this now classic work, as John Jacobs presents additional historical information about family life so well described already by his sister. Importantly, it presents the people , places, and events Harriet Jacobs wrote about from the different perspectives of a male narrator. Once more, Jean Yellin, who discovered this long-lost document, supplies annotation and authentication. She has also brought her introduction up to date.

Harriet Jacobs was a writer of African descent. Her master sexually harassed her when she was born into slavery in Edenton, North Carolina. As he threatened to sell her children, she took refuge in a cramped hole beneath her grandmother's roof, where she couldn't even stand. She eventually made it to New York, where she was reunited with her children Joseph and Louisa Matilda, as well as her brother John S., after seven years there.

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ISBN 13	9780674002715
ISBN 10	0674002717
Title	Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself
Author	Harriet A Jacobs
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Harvard University Press
Year published	2000-05-19
Number of pages	386
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.