Bibliograph

The life and times of Hannah Crafts, the true story of The Bondwoman's Narrative, Gregg Hecimovich

Type

Label

The life and times of Hannah Crafts, the true story of The Bondwoman's Narrative, Gregg Hecimovich

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The life and times of Hannah Crafts

Nature of contents

catalogs

Responsibility statement

Gregg Hecimovich

Sub title

the true story of The Bondwoman's Narrative

Summary

"A groundbreaking study of the first Black female novelist and her life as an enslaved woman, from the biographer who solved the mystery of her identity, with a preface by Henry Louis Gates Jr."--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Foreword / Henry Louis Gates, Jr. -- Beginnings -- The search -- Nat Turner, the Wheelers, and The Bondwoman's Narrative -- The revolt -- The candidates -- Childhood -- Property -- Rosea Pugh and Hannah Sr. -- The early life of Hannah Crafts -- The Bondwoman's Narrative and Uncle Tom's Cabin -- The notebook -- Religion -- The Wheelers -- The novel -- The life and times of Eliza Morgan -- The Bondwoman's Narrative and Bleak House -- The search continued -- The life and times of Jane Johnson -- The life and times of Hannah Crafts -- The life and times of Hannah Vincent

Target audience

adult

Classification