The life and times of Hannah Crafts : the true story of The Bondwoman's Narrative / Gregg Hecimovich.

Author/creator Hecimovich, Gregg A. author.
Format Book
EditionFirst edition.
PublicationNew York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2023]
Descriptionxvii, 412 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Foreword / Henry Louis Gates, Jr. -- Beginnings -- The search -- Nat Turner, the Wheelers, and The Bondwoman's Narrative -- The revolt -- The candidates -- Childhood -- Property -- Rosea Pugh and Hannah Sr. -- The early life of Hannah Crafts -- The Bondwoman's Narrative and Uncle Tom's Cabin -- The notebook -- Religion -- The Wheelers -- The novel -- The life and times of Eliza Morgan -- The Bondwoman's Narrative and Bleak House -- The search continued -- The life and times of Jane Johnson -- The life and times of Hannah Crafts -- The life and times of Hannah Vincent.
Abstract "A groundbreaking study of the first Black female novelist and her life as an enslaved woman, from the biographer who solved the mystery of her identity, with a preface by Henry Louis Gates Jr."-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 357-388) and index.
Interest age level Adult Brodart.
LCCN 2023010774
ISBN9780062334732 (hardcover)

Availability

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Joyner Popular Reading Collection PS1449.C673 Z65 2023 ✔ Available Place Hold