Great slave narratives / Selected and introduced by Arna Bontemps.
| Author/creator |
Bontemps, Arna, 1902-1973 |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Boston : Beacon Press, [1969] |
| Description | xix, 331 pages ; 21 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | The slave narrative; an American genre, by A. Bontemps.--The life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African, written by himself.--The fugitive blacksmith; or, Events in the history of James W. C. Pennington, pastor of a Presbyterian church, New York, formerly a slave in the State of Maryland.--Running a thousand miles for freedom; or, The escape of William and Ellen Craft from slavery. |
| Abstract | Three selected narratives exemplify an interesting, sometimes little-known area of American Negro history and writing. |
| Local note | Little-310317--305131027200O |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Bontemps, Arna Wendell, 1902-1973. Great slave narratives. Boston, Beacon Press [1969] |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Bontemps, Arna Wendell, 1902-1973. Great slave narratives. Boston, Beacon Press [1969] |
| LCCN | 77084792 |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | E444 .B67 1969 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |