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| Publisher: | Courier Corporation |
| Genres: | Biography: General, Memoirs Books, Anthologies (non-poetry) |
| Authors: | Harriet Ann Jacobs |
| Pages: | 167 pages |
| ISBN10: | 0486419312 |
| ISBN13: | 9780486419312 |
| Tags: | Biography: General, Memoirs Books, Anthologies (non-poetry), Free Download, PDF Download |
| Language: | en |
| Physical Form: | PDF Book |
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The true story of an individual's struggle for self-identity, self-preservation, and freedom, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl remains among the few extant slave narratives written by a woman. This autobiographical account chronicles the remarkable odyssey of Harriet Jacobs (1813–1897) whose dauntless spirit and faith carried her from a life of servitude and degradation in North Carolina to liberty and reunion with her children in the North.
Written and published in 1861 after Jacobs' harrowing escape from a vile and predatory master, the memoir delivers a powerful and unflinching portrayal of the abuses and hypocrisy of the master-slave relationship. Jacobs writes frankly of the horrors she suffered as a slave, her eventual escape after several unsuccessful attempts, and her seven years in self-imposed exile, hiding in a coffin-like "garret" attached to her grandmother's porch.
A rare firsthand account of a courageous woman's determination and endurance, this inspirational story also represents a valuable historical record of the continuing battle for freedom and the preservation of family.
