{"product_id":"the-classic-slave-narratives-paperback","title":"The Classic Slave Narratives - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHenry Gates\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eHenry Gates\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA seminal volume of four classic slave narratives, including \u003ci\u003eNarrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe History of Mary Price: A West Indian Slave\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIncident in the Life of a Slave Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Life of Olaudah Equiano\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBefore the end of the Civil War, more than one hundred former slaves had published moving stories of their captivity and escape, joined by a similar number after the war. No group of slaves anywhere, in any other era, has left such prolific testimony to the horror of bondage and servitude. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHenry Louis Gates, Jr., one of America's top experts in African American studies, presents four of these classic narratives that illustrate the real nature of black experience in slavery. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFascinating and powerful, this collection includes four of the best-known examples: the lives of Frederick Douglass, Harriet Jacobs (alias Linda Brent), Mary Price, and Olaudah Equiano (alias Gustavus Vassa). These amazing stories are not only first-person histories of the highest caliber, they are also a unique literary form that has given birth to the spirit, vitality, and vision of America's modern black writers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUpdated with the ninth edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Life of Olaudah Equiano\u003c\/i\u003e, the last edition he revised and published in his lifetime. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith a Revised and Updated Introduction by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.\u003c\/b\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 688\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 6.5 x 4.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 03, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47178364027129,"sku":"9780451532138","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/ektzeEVOdWx4TjdvLzh4TTJURWJoUT09.webp?v=1767723103","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-classic-slave-narratives-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}