Phillis Wheatley biography of a genius in bondage / Vincent Carretta.

Author/creator Carretta, Vincent
Format Electronic
Publication InfoAthens, Ga. : University of Georgia Press,
Descriptionxiv, 279 p., [22] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
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Contents "On being brought from Africa to America" -- "Thoughts on the works of Providence" -- "I prefer the verse" -- "A wonder of the age indeed!" -- "A farewell to America" -- "Now upon my own footing" -- "An elegy on leaving".
Abstract Reveals the fascinating life of Phillis Wheatley, the first English-speaking person of African descent to publish a book, and only the second woman to do so in America, and also to do so while she was a slave and a teenager.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [237]-259) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2011016374
ISBN9780820333380 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0820333387 (cloth : alk. paper)

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