Telling West Indian Lives [electronic resource] : Life Narrative and the Reform of Plantation Slavery Cultures 1804–1834 /
Thomas, S.author.
Telling West Indian Lives: Life Narrative and the Reform of Plantation Slavery Cultures 1804-1834 draws historical and literary attention to life story and narration in the late plantation slavery period. Drawing on new archival research, it highlights the ways written narrative shaped evangelical, philanthropic, and antislavery reform projects.
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Cover; Contents; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Anne Hart Gilbert and John Gilbert: Creole Benevolence and Antislavery, 1815-1834; 2 William Dawes in Antigua; 3 Methodist Life Narrative; 4 Robert Wedderburn and "the cause of humanity"; 5 The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave, Related by Herself; Conclusion; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Telling West Indian Lives: Life Narrative and the Reform of Plantation Slavery Cultures 1804-1834 draws historical and literary attention to life story and narration in the late plantation slavery period. Drawing on new archival research, it highlights the ways written narrative shaped evangelical, philanthropic, and antislavery reform projects.
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