Incidents in the life of a slave girl : written by herself
1861
Book
"Written by Harriet Ann Jacobs, using the pen name "Linda Brent," Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is an in-depth chronological account of Jacobs's life as a slave, and the decisions and choices she made to gain freedom for herself and her children. It addresses the struggles and sexual abuse that young women slaves faced on the plantations, and how these struggles were harsher than what men suffered as slaves."-- Provided by publisher.
Item Details
ISBN:
- 9781454959762
- 9780743460569
- 0743460561
Description: 241 pages ; 21 cm.
Notes:
- Originally published in 1861.
- Publisher, pagination, and printing dates may vary.
- Subtitle may vary.
Control Number: 3394359
Publisher: New York : Union Square & Co., 2025.Series:
Subjects:
- Enslaved persons -- United States -- Biography.
- Enslaved persons -- United States -- Social conditions.
- Enslaved women -- United States -- Biography.
- Enslaved women -- United States -- Social conditions.
- Jacobs, Harriet A. (Harriet Ann), 1813-1897.
- Slave narratives -- United States.
Genre:
Other Authors: Child, Lydia Maria, 1802-1880, editor.