Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Dover Thrift Editions)
by Harriet Jacobs
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Author: Harriet JacobsEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2001-11-09
ISBN: 0486419312
Number of pages: 176
Publisher: Dover Publications
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Book Review: A literary homage
Summary: 5 Stars
I didn't know what to expect when I bought this book. I was afraid the writing might be antiquated, but the topic was of such interest I thought it worth a try. I'm so very glad I did. This is one of those books you can hardly put down. I couldn't stop reading it.
Maybe it's because I'm a Southerner that I find this book so interesting, I don't know. I only know that reading this book as made me look at my beloved South, of which I am so proud, in a much less prideful light. I was raised to believe that slavery was wrong, and yet...I was also raised on that "Gone with the Wind" image of the south where faithful black slaves were treated like family and the Yankees were the bad guys, and even though I saw the "Gone with the Wind" antithesis "Roots" as a kid, that one for some reason never really sank in.
Harriet has made me think. She's made me realize just how horrible the institution of slavery was. Reading about her life and the daily lives of other slave men and women, reading about what she personally endured to be free, her seven year wait for escape in a crawlspace so small and short she couldn't even stand up, has forever changed my opinion of the antebellum South, "Gone with the Wind" is really, truly...gone.
Reading this book was an act of homage. Homage to a brave woman, who 150 years after the publication of her book is still making us think.
Summary of Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Dover Thrift Editions)
This autobiographical account by a former slave is one of the few extant narratives written by a woman. Written and published in 1861, it delivers a powerful, unflinching portrayal of the brutality of slave life. Jacobs speaks frankly of her master's abuse and her eventual escape, in an amazing and inspirational account of one woman's dauntless spirit and faith.African-American & Black Books
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