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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

Linda Brent

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Benediction Books
Año de edición:
2011
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Biografía: general
ISBN:
9781849025195

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First published in 1861, this book is one the the few accounts of southern slavery written by a woman, and has its origin in a series of letters written by Jacobs between 1853 and 1861.

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