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First published in 1849 and largely unavailable for many years, The Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb is among the most remarkable slave narratives. Born on a Kentucky plantation in 1815, Bibb first attempted to escape from bondage at the age of ten. He was recaptured and escaped several more times...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bibb, Henry, 1815-1854
Otros Autores: Heglar, Charles J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Madison : University of Wisconsin Press, ©2001.
Colección:Wisconsin studies in autobiography.
Temas:
Bibb, Henry, > 1815-1854.
Bibb, Henry, > 1815-1854
Bibb, Henry.
1800-1899
Enslaved persons > United States > Biography.
Enslaved persons > Kentucky > Social conditions > 19th century.
Slavery > Kentucky > History > 19th century.
Esclaves > États-Unis > Biographies.
Esclaves > Kentucky > Conditions sociales > 19e siècle.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > State & Local > General.
Slavery.
Enslaved persons.
Enslaved persons > Social conditions.
Erlebnisbericht
Sklaverei
Kentucky.
United States.
Autobiography
Biography
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:First published in 1849 and largely unavailable for many years, The Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb is among the most remarkable slave narratives. Born on a Kentucky plantation in 1815, Bibb first attempted to escape from bondage at the age of ten. He was recaptured and escaped several more times before he eventually settled in Detroit, Michigan, and joined the antislavery movement as a lecturer. Bibb's story is different in many ways from the widely read Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave and Harriet Jacobs' Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl . He was owned by a Native American; he is one of the few ex-slave autobiographers who had labored in the Deep South (Louisiana); and he writes about folkways of the slaves, especially how he used conjure to avoid punishment and to win the hearts of women. Most significant, he is unique in exploring the importance of marriage and family to him, recounting his several trips to free his wife and child. This new edition includes an introduction by literary scholar Charles Heglar and a selection of letters and editorials by Bibb.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxxv, 257 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-257).
ISBN:9780299168933
029916893X
128315952X
9781283159524
9786613159526
6613159522
0299168905
9780299168902

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