Incidents in the life of a slave girl / Harriet Jacobs.

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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 an unflinching portrayal of the brutality of slave life. Jacobs speaks frankly of her master's abuse and her eventual escape, in an inspirational account...

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Main Author:	Jacobs, Harriet A. (Harriet Ann), 1813-1897
Language:	English
Published:	Mineola, N.Y. : Dover Publications, 2001.
Series:	Dover thrift editions. ASMSU/Spartans.4.Spartans Textbook.
Subjects:	Jacobs, Harriet A. > (Harriet Ann), > 1813-1897. Enslaved persons > United States > Biography. Enslaved women > United States > Biography. Enslaved persons > United States > Social conditions. Slavery > United States > Sources. Slavery. United States. Autobiographies. Sources.
Genre:	Biography. Sources. Autobiographies.
Physical Description:	vii, 167 pages ; 21 cm.
Format:	Book

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