Jacobs, Harriet

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Written by Herself; by Harriet Jacobs with Related Documents; Edited with an Introduction by Jennifer Fleischner

Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2010. Paperback. xii, [2], 286 p.; 21 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. Part of the Bedford Series in History and Culture. After escaping from slavery in 1842, Harriet Jacobs (1813-1897) wrote this account of her life, with the editorial assistance of author and abolitionist Lydia Maria Child (1802-1880). For publication in 1861, both Jacobs' name and those of others were changed. One of the few accounts of slavery in the American South by a woman. In Fine Condition: clean and tight. Fine. Item #008160
ISBN: 9780312442668

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