Incidents in the life of a slave girl
Subtitle: written by herself
By: Harriet Jacobs ; edited and with an afterword by Lisa Barsky
Contributors: Barsky, Lisa
Edition: Simplified ed.
Series: The Townsend library; Townsend Library
Publisher: Townsend Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: West Berlin, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 152
ISBN-13: 9781591940265
Subjects: Slaves; Biography; Women slaves; Social conditions
Description: Born into slavery, Harriet Jacobs has no rights - not even the right to marry the man she loves. Instead, she is faced with the demands of a master who believes he is entitled not only to her labor, but to her body. Only great courage, wit, and determination will allow Harriet to preserve her self-respect - and someday win her freedom. This autobiography tells the true story of a remarkable woman.
Notes: "Edited to make [it] more accessible to today's readers"--Publisher's Web site.