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The life and times of Hannah Crafts : the true story of The bondwoman's narrative / Gregg Hecimovich.
Van Pelt Library PS1449.C673 Z65 2023
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hecimovich, Gregg A., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Crafts, Hannah.
- Crafts, Hannah. Bondwoman's narrative.
- African American women novelists--Biography.
- African American women novelists.
- Women novelists--Biography.
- Women novelists.
- Novelists--Biography.
- Novelists.
- Authors, American--Biography.
- Authors, American.
- Enslaved women--United States--Biography.
- Enslaved women.
- Fugitive slaves--United States--Biography.
- Fugitive slaves.
- Autobiographical fiction, American--History and criticism.
- Autobiographical fiction, American.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Biographies
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 412 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- True story of The bondwoman's narrative
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2023]
- Summary:
- "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.
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- American Book Awards - Winner, 2024
- William Sanders Scarborough Prize - Honor, 2023
- ISBN:
- 9780062334732
- 0062334735
- OCLC:
- 1378204875
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