02541cam a2200337 4500 599509072 TxAuBib 20220602120000.0 ||||||s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781504034654 1504034651 B01C54MJBG Amazon df80c5e6-09c5-448c-98a9-20b5ffdfd07e OverDrive (Reserve ID) 2623845 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Jacobs, Harriet. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl [Libby]. Open Road Media, 2016. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 1342kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read, Filesize: 512kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Nonfiction. Sociology. History. HTML:<b>Tormented by her master, a young mother plots a daring escape, in this courageous and captivating slave narrative</b><br /> When her mother dies, six-year-old slave girl Linda Brent is sent to the big house, where she grows up serving a gentle mistress who teaches her to read and write. But the mistress's death brings about a sudden and terrible change in Linda's fortunes.<br /> <br /> Her lecherous new master torments Linda mercilessly, making her life a living hell. Unable to join her two young children in their escape to the North, Linda hides in the attic above her grandmother's house. For seven years, she waits for the opportunity to flee North Carolina and reunite with her son and daughter in the land of freedom. But when the chance finally comes, Linda discovers she has yet more pain to endure.<br /> <br /> Based on the true story of Harriet Jacobs's escape from the South, <i>Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl</i> is one of American literature's most powerful indictments of the evils of slavery.<br /> <br /> This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.<br />. Biography & Autobiography. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-07-31 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=df80c5e6-09c5-448c-98a9-20b5ffdfd07e&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=df80c5e6-09c5-448c-98a9-20b5ffdfd07e&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=df80c5e6-09c5-448c-98a9-20b5ffdfd07e&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)