Harriet Jacobs in New Bedford

Harriet Jacobs in New Bedford
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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages : 144
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ISBN-10 : 9781439669266
ISBN-13 : 1439669260
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Book Synopsis Harriet Jacobs in New Bedford by : Peggi Medeiros

Download or read book Harriet Jacobs in New Bedford written by Peggi Medeiros and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2020-03-09 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1861, Harriet Ann Jacobs published a masterpiece, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. Her book is the first and only narrative to give voice to a woman who escaped slavery. Cornelia Grinnell Willis not only purchased Harriet's freedom, but she also developed a bond with Harriet and her daughter, Louisa, that lasted a lifetime. Both women suffered trauma as children and miraculously survived. They also had close ties to New Bedford that have not been examined previously. Cornelia married Nathaniel Parker Willis, considered an American Dickens during his lifetime though largely forgotten today. Join author and local historian Peggi Medeiros as she traces the fascinating lives of the Jacobs, Grinnell and Willis families in and out of New Bedford.


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