Driven toward madness : the fugitive slave Margaret Garner and tragedy on the Ohio /

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The story of Margaret Garner-the runaway slave who, when confronted with capture, slit the throat of her toddler daughter rather than have her face a life in slavery-has inspired Toni Morrison's Beloved, a film based on the novel starring Oprah Winfrey, and an opera.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Taylor, Nikki Marie, 1972- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, [2016]
Colección:New approaches to Midwestern studies.
Temas:
Garner, Margaret, > 1834-1858.
Garner, Margaret, > 1834-1858 > Trials, litigation, etc.
Garner, Margaret, > 1834-1858 > Trials, litigation, etc. > Garner, Margaret 1834-1858.
Garner, Margaret, > 1834-1858
Fugitive slaves > Kentucky > Biography.
Fugitive slaves > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
Fugitive slaves > Legal status, laws, etc. > Ohio > Cincinnati.
Infanticide > Ohio > Cincinnati > Case studies.
Esclaves fugitifs > Kentucky > Biographies.
Infanticide > Ohio > Cincinnati > Études de cas.
HISTORY > United States > 19th Century.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > African American Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Slavery.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Women's Studies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Social Scientists & Psychologists.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
HISTORY / United States / General
Infanticide
Fugitive slaves > Legal status, laws, etc.
Fugitive slaves
United States
Ohio > Cincinnati
Kentucky
Trials, litigation, etc.
Biographies
Case studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:The story of Margaret Garner-the runaway slave who, when confronted with capture, slit the throat of her toddler daughter rather than have her face a life in slavery-has inspired Toni Morrison's Beloved, a film based on the novel starring Oprah Winfrey, and an opera.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvi, 163 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780821445860
0821445863

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