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HISTORY OF MARY PRINCE IBD

READ & CO. HISTORY
02 / 2020
9781528772327
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Sinopsis

The History of Mary Prince - A West Indian Slave is a 1831 autobiography of Mary Prince (1788-1833), a British abolitionist and autobiographer. Born in Bermuda to a family of African slaves, she managed to escape to London where she wrote this book. The first account of a black woman?s life published in Great Britain, 'The History of Mary Prince' was highly controversial in a time of growing anti-slavery agitation. The book touched many people and was hugely popular, selling out thee printings. Contents include: 'The History Of Mary Prince, A West Indian Slave', 'History Of Mary Prince, By The Editor', and 'Narrative Of Louis Asa-Asa, A Captured African'.

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