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Harriet Tubman: Myth, Memory, and History tells the fascinating story of Harriet Tubman's life as an American icon. The distinguished historian Milton C. Sernett compares the larger-than-life symbolic Tubman with the actual "historical" Tubman. He does so not to diminish Tubman's...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sernett, Milton C., 1942- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : Duke University Press, 2007.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Tubman, Harriet, > 1822-1913
Tubman, Harriet, > 1822-1913.
Tubman, Harriet, > 1822-1913 > Public opinion.
Tubman, Harriet, > 1822-1913 > Influence.
Underground Railroad.
Slaves.
Public opinion.
Memory > Social aspects.
Legends.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Fugitive slaves.
African American women heroes.
African American women.
HISTORY > United States > Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Esclaves > États-Unis > Biographies.
Esclaves fugitifs > États-Unis > Biographies.
Noires americaines > Biographies.
Legendes > États-Unis.
Heroïnes noires americaines.
Slaves > United States > Biography.
Fugitive slaves > United States > Biography.
African American women > Biography.
Memory > Social aspects > United States.
Legends > United States.
United States.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Harriet Tubman: Myth, Memory, and History tells the fascinating story of Harriet Tubman's life as an American icon. The distinguished historian Milton C. Sernett compares the larger-than-life symbolic Tubman with the actual "historical" Tubman. He does so not to diminish Tubman's achievements but rather to explore the interplay of history and myth in our national consciousness. Analyzing how the Tubman icon has changed over time, Sernett shows that the various constructions of the "Black Moses" reveal as much about their creators as they do about Tubman herself
Physical Description:1 online resource (424 pages): illustrations (some color)
ISBN:9780822390275

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