The bondwoman's narrative
by Hannah Crafts
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Tells the story of Hannah Crafts, a young slave working on a wealthy North Carolina plantation, who runs away in a bid for freedom up North. Her compelling story provides a fascinating view of American life in the mid-1800s and the literary conventions of the time. Written in the 1850s by a runaway slave, is a provocative literary landmark and a significant historical event that will captivate a diverse audience.
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American Manuscripts, Passing (Identity), Literature, Racially mixed people, Plantation owner's spouses, Facsimiles, Fiction, Fugitive slaves, Women slaves, African American women, Large Print books, Plantation life, Plantation owners' spouses, Manuscripts, Women, Slaves, Liberty, Virginia, fiction, African americans, fiction, Fiction, historical, Slaves, fiction, Large type books, Fiction, historical, general, Social life and customsPeople
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The Bondwoman's Narrative
2002, Grand Central Publishing
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in English
0759566852 9780759566859
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 359-362).
Property of Associated Students. This item may be checked out from the AS Social Issues Resource Center, VU 512.
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Possibly the first novel written by a black woman slave, this work is both a historically important literary event and a gripping autobiographical story in its own right.
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