Henry Louis Gates

The Classic Slave Narratives

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ISBN 13:
9780451532138
author:
Henry Louis Gates
format:
Mass Market Paperback
publisher:
Signet Classics
language:
English
Publication Year:
2012
Pages:
688
Dimensions:
16.6 x 10.4 x 4 cm
Genre:
Biography, Historical, Social & Urban History, Biography/Autobiography, Cultural Heritage, Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - General, Slavery, Ethnic Issues, African Americans, Biography, History, Slaves, Social conditions, To 1863, United
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New
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Description

A collection of four seminal slave narratives, including Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass , The History of Mary Price: A West Indian Slave , Incident in the Life of a Slave Girl , and The Life of Olaudah Equiano . Before the end of the Civil War, more than one hundred former slaves had published moving stories of their captivity and escape. This volume brings together four of these powerful accounts, offering a unique insight into the horror of bondage and servitude. These narratives are not only first-person histories of high quality but also a distinctive literary form that has influenced American literature. The collection includes the lives of Frederick Douglass, Harriet Jacobs (alias Linda Brent), Mary Price, and Olaudah Equiano (alias Gustavus Vassa). Updated with the ninth edition of The Life of Olaudah Equiano , this volume features a revised introduction by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. This collection provides a significant contribution to our understanding of black experience in slavery, offering a powerful and thought-provoking read.

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