{"product_id":"incidents-in-the-life-of-a-slave-girl-9781513221144","title":"Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"This may be the most important story ever written by a slave woman, capturing as it does the gross indignities as well as the subtler social arrangements of the time.\"-Kirkus Review\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Of female slave narratives, Harriet Jacobs's \u003ci\u003eIncidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself\u003c\/i\u003e is the crowning achievement. Manifesting a command of rhetorical and narrative strategies rivaled only by that of Frederick Douglass, Jacobs's autobiography is one of the major works of Afro-American literature\"-Henry Louis Gates, Jr.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncidents In the Life of a Slave Girl\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, the autobiography of Harriet Jacobs, was initially written with the intention of illuminating white abolitionists to the appalling treatment of female slaves in the pre-Civil War South of the United States. The book was later rediscovered in the 1960's, and it was not until the 1980s that it was proved to be an extraordinary work of autobiographical memoir as opposed to fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this astonishing book, Harriet Jacobs uses the pseudonym of Linda Brent to recount her story as a slave, a mother, and her eventual escape to the north. Born into a relatively calm life as a young child to slaves, she is taken into the care of a kind mistress when her mother dies. Linda is taught to read and write, and is generally treated with respect. When the mistress passes away Linda is handed over to Dr. Flint. He is a negligent and cruel new master who subsequently pressures Linda for sexual favors, yet she resists his demands for years. In an attempt to circumvent the situation, Linda enters into a relationship with Mr. Sands, a white neighbor who ends up fathering her two children. Expecting that she and her children will be sold to Mr. Sands, Dr. Flint instead decides to subject them to further degradation. Linda escapes and goes into hiding in a small attic, and her children are eventually sold to Mr. Sand. For over seven years, Linda remains in hiding, until she ultimately escapes North to be reunited with her children. \u003ci\u003eIncidents In the Life of a Slave Girl\u003c\/i\u003e is a devastating yet empowering document that uniquely focuses on the psychological and spiritual effects that bondage had on women slaves and their families.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of \u003ci\u003eIncidents in the Life of a Slave Girl\u003c\/i\u003e is both modern and readable. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSince our inception in 2020, \u003cb\u003eMint Editions\u003c\/b\u003e has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJacobs, Harriet:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eHarriet Jacobs (1813-1897) was an African-American abolitionist, author, and relief worker. As a runaway slave, Jacobs had spent seven years hiding in a crawlspace in North Carolina; after escaping to New York she wrote \u003ci\u003eIncidents in the Life of a Slave Girl\u003c\/i\u003e(1861). The book was initially published by the white abolitionist Lydia Marie Child, and until the 1980's it had been accepted as a work of fiction. Following the publication of the book Jacobs worked as an abolitionist, a relief worker among Black Civil War refugees, and as an educator in the Post Civil-War south.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mint Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50620532097298,"sku":"9781513221144","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b1f87df8-35a3-4815-a19e-a5ca7b377787.jpg?v=1753184564","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/incidents-in-the-life-of-a-slave-girl-9781513221144","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}