the autobiography of miss jane pittman Author:ernest gaines This brillant fictional autobiography by a man newseek called one oof the fines american writers today marks the high point in his illustrious career. Told in the finest tradition of oral history, this novil is the life story of a black lady born in slavery on a louisiana plantation who is freed at the end of the civil war and lives for one hund... more »red more years to see the second emancipation. The story is told in her voice as she mightr have told it to a young historian who taped it.« less