Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

by Harriet Jacobs

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Written by Harriet Ann Jacobs, using the pen name "Linda Brent," Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is an in-depth chronological account of Jacobs's life as a slave, and the decisions and choices she made to gain freedom for herself and her children. It addresses the struggles and sexual abuse that young women slaves faced on the plantations, and how these struggles were harsher than what men suffered as slaves.

Author: Harriet Jacobs
Format: Paperback, 248 pages, 132mm x 202mm, 260 g
Published: 2025, Union Square & Co., United States
Genre: Biography: Historical, Political & Military

Vendor: Book Grocer
SKU: 9781454959762-RETAIL
Categories: All Best Sellers - Individual titles Ethnic Minorities & Multicultural Studies History Military History New Arrivals - New and Remainder newsystem in stock Non-Fiction, New Non-Secondhand Books Only One Copy Recent Releases Social Sciences
Tags: 19th Century August-2026 Biography historical - political and military Ethnic groups and multicultural studies New Arrivals NewSystem Paperback Relating to African American - Black American people RR Slavery and abolition of slavery Social and cultural History
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Written by Harriet Ann Jacobs, using the pen name "Linda Brent," Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is an in-depth chronological account of Jacobs's life as a slave, and the decisions and choices she made to gain freedom for herself and her children. It addresses the struggles and sexual abuse that young women slaves faced on the plantations, and how these struggles were harsher than what men suffered as slaves.