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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (A Harvest/Hbj Book)
Author: Harriet A. Jacobs, L. Brent, Lydia Maria Francis Child

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Publisher: Harvest/HBJ Book
Book Type: Paperback
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ISBN-13: 9780156443500 - ISBN-10: 0156443503
Publication Date: 10/1983
Pages: 228


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An authentic autobiographical account of slave life in the South from the 1820s to the 1840s. To escape sexual exploitation by her master, Brent ran away and hid in an attic crawl space that became her home for seven years of unbelievable physical hardship. Edited by L. Maria Child; Introduction by Walter Teller.

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Danny N. (Alameda) - Havelock, NC wrote on 1/28/2007...


Riviting!

Kate L. (katethegreat) wrote on 8/16/2006...


A fantastic narrative of the life of a slave woman. We are all familiar with the injustices of slavery, but to hear the first hand account of a slave is gripping.

Carol E. (djecse) wrote on 1/27/2006...


I read this book for a lit class in college and found it really interesting.


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