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1 online resource (xxxv, 257 pages) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Wisconsin studies in autobiography
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Wisconsin studies in autobiography.
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| Note |
Originally published: Narrative of the life and adventures of Henry Bibb. New York : H. Bibb, 1849. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-257). |
| Summary |
First published in 1849 and largely unavailable for many years, The Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb is among the most remarkable slave narratives. Born on a Kentucky plantation in 1815, Bibb first attempted to escape from bondage at the age of ten. He was recaptured and escaped several more times before he eventually settled in Detroit, Michigan, and joined the antislavery movement as a lecturer. Bibb's story is different in many ways from the widely read Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave and Harriet Jacobs' Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl . He was owned by a Native American; he is one of the few ex-slave autobiographers who had labored in the Deep South (Louisiana); and he writes about folkways of the slaves, especially how he used conjure to avoid punishment and to win the hearts of women. Most significant, he is unique in exploring the importance of marriage and family to him, recounting his several trips to free his wife and child. This new edition includes an introduction by literary scholar Charles Heglar and a selection of letters and editorials by Bibb. |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Bibb, Henry, 1815-1854.
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Bibb, Henry, 1815-1854. |
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Bibb, Henry, 1815- |
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Bibb, Henry. |
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Bibb, Henry. |
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Enslaved persons -- United States -- Biography.
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Enslaved persons. |
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United States. |
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Biographies.
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Enslaved persons -- Kentucky -- Social conditions -- 19th century.
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Kentucky. |
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Social conditions. |
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19th century |
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Slavery -- Kentucky -- History -- 19th century.
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Slavery. |
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History. |
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1800 - 1899 |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Autobiographies.
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Autobiographies.
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| Added Author |
Heglar, Charles J.
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| Added Title |
Narrative of the life and adventures of Henry Bibb https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n00031150
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Bibb, Henry, b. 1815. Narrative of the life and adventures of Henry Bibb. Life and adventures of Henry Bibb. Madison : University of Wisconsin Press, ©2001 0299168905 (DLC) 00042307 (OCoLC)44268011 |
| ISBN |
9780299168933 (electronic book) |
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029916893X (electronic book) |
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128315952X |
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9781283159524 |
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0299168905 |
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9780299168902 |
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0299168948 |
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9780299168940 |
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