Author:
Jacobs, Harriet A. (Harriet Ann), 1813-1897, author.
Edition Statement:Second edition.
ImprintBoston : Bedford/St. Martin's, Macmillan Learning, [2020]
Imprint2020
Descriptionxi, 276 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Note:Part one. Introduction: a new voice for freedom -- Jacobs's early life -- What really happened? -- Other dominant themes -- The power of the pen -- Pseudonyms of key figures in Incidents in the life of a slave girl, written by herself -- Part two. The document -- Incidents in the life of a slave girl, written by herself / edited by L. Maria Child -- Part three. Related documents -- Title page of the first edition of Incidents in the life of a slave girl, 1861 -- Will of Margaret Horniblow, April 8, 1825 -- American Beacon, Advertisement for the capture of Harriet Jacobs, July 4, 1835 -- Letter to Amy Post, 1852? / Harriet Jacobs -- Letter to Amy Post, April 4, 1853 / Harriet Jacobs -- Letter to Amy Post, March 1854 / Harriet Jacobs -- Letter to Amy Post, June 21, 1857 / Harriet Jacobs -- Letter to Harriet Jacobs, August 13, 1860 / Lydia Maria Child -- Weekly Anglo-African, Review of Incidents in the life of a slave girl, April 13, 1861 -- "Am I not a woman and a sister?", 1832 -- A true tale of slavery, 1861 / John S. Jacobs -- Life among the contrabands, 1862 / Harriet Jacobs -- Letter to Ednah Dow Cheney, April 25, 1867 / Harriet Jacobs -- Appendixes -- A Harriet Jacobs chronology (1813-1897) -- Questions for consideration.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 266-268) and index.
Note:"Harriet Jacobs's 1861 autobiography was the first written narrative by a female slave in America. Using the pseudonym Linda, Jacobs recounts the horrors of her life as a slave and a mother. She documents the physical and sexual abuse she went through prior to her escape from slavery and gaining freedom for herself and two children. The "Contexts" section provides a selection of public statements written by prominent abolitionists, including Harriet Jacobs, on the cruelty of slavery. A selection of correspondence between Harriet Jacobs and her fellow abolitionists is also included. The "Criticism" selection examines a variety of topics, ranging from the form of the text to discussions on oral tradition, activism, the intersection of race and gender, and print culture. A Chronology and Selected Bibliography are also included."--Provided by publisher.
