BOOKS by Harriet Jacobs

Sometimes it pays off to expand your search to view all available copies of items matching your search terms.

Page 1 of 2

sort by

1	Incidents in the life of a slave girl more books like this by Harriet Jacobs add to wishlist This classic memoir of slave life, written by a highly-literate North Carolina slave, was first published at the beginning of the Civil War when Jacobs had escaped to the North and begun campaigning for abolition. Her narrative focused especially clearly on the ways that slavery degraded women through sexual abuse and the separation of mothers ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.24! \| first editions
2	Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl more books like this by Nellie Y McKay (Editor), Frances Smith Foster (Editor), Harriet A Jacobs add to wishlist This biography was the first full-length narrative written by a former woman slave in America. Born in 1813, Harriet Jacobs was unaware of her status as a slave until the deaths of her mother and a benevolent mistress exposed her to a sexually predatory master, "Dr Flint", whilst she was in her teens. She escaped "Dr Flint" at the age of 22, ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £8.18!
3	Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave & Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl more books like this by Frederick Douglass, Harriet A Jacobs, Dr. Kwame Anthony Appiah (Introduction by) add to wishlist In his wrenching, classic autobiography--one of the most important documents in American history--Douglass describes himself as a man who became a slave and, later, a slave who became a man. Reissue. see all copies from £2.87! new only from £2.87! \| first editions
4	Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Written by Herself more books like this by Harriet B Jacobs add to wishlist This enlarged edition now completes the Jacobs family saga, one of the most memorable in all of American history. John Jacobs's short slave narrative, "A True Tale of Slavery", published in London in 1861, adds a brother's perspective to Harriet Jacobs's own autobiography. It is an addition to this now classic work, as John Jacobs presents ... see all copies from £3.11! new only from £7.48!
5	Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (an African American Heritage Book) more books like this by Linda Brent, L Maria Child (Editor) add to wishlist An authentic narrative of slave life and one of the few written by a woman. see all copies from £5.55! new only from £5.61!
6	Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl: Written by Herself, First Edition more books like this by Harriet A Jacobs, Jean Fagan Yellin (Photographer), Lydia Marie Child (Photographer) add to wishlist This classic memoir of slave life, written by a highly-literate North Carolina slave, was first published at the beginning of the Civil War when Jacobs had escaped to the North and begun campaigning for abolition. Her narrative focused especially clearly on the ways that slavery degraded women through sexual abuse and the separation of mothers ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £8.73! \| first editions
7	Be An Outrageous Older Woman more books like this by Ruth Harriet Jacobs add to wishlist This text is a guide to "living it up" in the senior years, addressing the many issues faced by older women. It covers such areas as: reinventing yourself in the older years; housing yourself "outrageously"; enjoying affordable travel; fostering relationships; and joining social groups. see all copies from £4.90! new only from £5.77! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Three Narratives of Slavery: Narrative of Sojourner Truth/Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl/The History of Mary Prince: A West Indian Slave Narrative more books like this by Sojourner Truth, Harriet Jacobs, Mary Prince add to wishlist see all copies from £5.43! new only from £5.43!
9	Memories: My Life as an International Leader in Health, Suffrage, and Peace more books like this by Aletta Jacobs, Harriet Feinberg (Editor), Annie Wright (Translator) add to wishlist This book introduces US readers to a key Dutch feminist and progressive activist. The first Dutch woman to earn a medical degree, she pioneered health care reforms for prostitutes and saleswomen and access to birth control. A leader in the international women's suffrage and peace movements, she joined Carrie Chapman Catt on a year-long round the ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £7.47! \| first editions
10	Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself: Now with "A True Tale of Slavery," by John Jacobs more books like this by Harriet A Jacobs, Jean Fagan Yellin (Editor), John S Jacobs (Editor) add to wishlist This enlarged edition now completes the Jacobs family saga, one of the most memorable in all of American history. John Jacobs's short slave narrative, "A True Tale of Slavery", published in London in 1861, adds a brother's perspective to Harriet Jacobs's own autobiography. It is an addition to this now classic work, as John Jacobs presents ... see all copies from £5.61!
11	Be an Outrageous Older Woman: A Rasp more books like this by Harriet Ann Jacobs, Ruth Harriet Jacobs add to wishlist Dr. Ruth Harriet Jacobs is back, with more hints, hopes, warmth and poetry. A revised edition of her popular book. "Good reading for men and women, old and young..". -- Mobile Register see all copies from £4.98! new only from £5.76! \| signed copies \| first editions
12	Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl/A True Tale of Slavery more books like this by Harriet A Jacobs, John S Jacobs, George Hendrick (Editor) add to wishlist In this work, these two slave narratives expand our knowledge of the differing ways males and females coped with enslavement and later ordeals in flight. This popularly-priced anthology contains the often taught "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl" by Harriet Jacobs and the recently discovered "A True Tale of Slavery" by John S. Jacobs, her ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £14.21!
13	Be an Outrageous Older Woman: A Rasp more books like this by Ruth Harriet Jacobs add to wishlist see all copies from £4.98! signed copies \| first editions
14	Life After Youth: Female, Forty, What Next? more books like this by Ruth Harriet Jacobs add to wishlist see all copies from £4.98! first editions
15 view cover	Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. Written by Herself. Edited by L. Maria Child. more books like this by Harriet A Jacobs (Harriet Ann) add to wishlist see all copies from £11.35! new only from £11.35!
16	We Speak for Peace: An Anthology more books like this by Ruth Harriet Jacobs (Editor) add to wishlist An anthology of anti-war poems, written by individuals from all walks of life. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £6.73! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	Women Who Touched My Life: "A Memoir" more books like this by Ruth Harriet Jacobs add to wishlist Ruth Harriet Jacobs presents us with the intimate story of her beginnings, her childhood in harsh poverty, her careers, and of the women who sheltered and nourished, taught and mentored her. see all copies from £4.98! new only from £19.94! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	Button Button Who's Got the Button?: A Drama about Women's Lives Today more books like this by Ruth Harriet Jacobs add to wishlist Depicts on poetic form the struggles and the joys that all women face in their lifetimes. see all copies from £5.87! new only from £9.00!
19 view cover	Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl: Seven Years Concealed more books like this by Harriet A Jacobs add to wishlist While I advised him to be good and forgiving I was not unconscious of the beam in my own eye. It was the very knowledge of my own shortcomings that urged me to retain, if possible, some sparks of my brother's God-given nature. I had not lived fourteen years in slavery for nothing. I had felt, seen, and heard enough, to read the characters, and ... see all copies from £10.94! new only from £10.94!
20 view cover	ABC's for Seniors: Successful Aging Wisdom from an Outrageous Gerontologist more books like this by Ruth Harriet Jacobs add to wishlist Are you aging OUTRAGEOUSLY and COURAGEOUSLY? In ABC's for Seniors, Dr. Ruth Jacobs presents the essentials that enable a reader to harvest life fully for creative, healthy, successful, vigorous, and meaningful aging. see all copies from £7.43! new only from £17.03!
21 view cover	Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl with Reproduction of Original Notice of Reward Offered for Harriet Jacobs more books like this by Harriet Jacobs, Linda Brent add to wishlist Please visit www.ArcManor.com for books by other great authors. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £8.75!
22 view cover	The Complete Works of Harriet Taylor Mill more books like this by Harriet Hardy Taylor Mill, Paula Harms Payne (Editor), Jo Ellen Jacobs (Editor) add to wishlist For the past 170 years, historians have presented Harriet Taylor Mill as a footnote in John Stuart Mill's life. Most of her words have never been transcribed from the manuscripts held at the London School of Economics. Those letters and few essays that have appeared have often been taken out of context for use in a vitriolic attack on her ... see all copies from £37.08! new only from £37.08!
23	Re-Engagement in Later Life: Re-Employment and Remarriage by Ruth Harriet Jacobs add to wishlist see all copies from £12.75!
24	Incidents Dans La Vie D'Une Jeune Esclave by Harriet A. Jacobs add to wishlist see all copies from £11.84!
25 view cover	Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself: With Related Documents more books like this by Harriet Jacobs, Jennifer Fleischner (Editor) add to wishlist Much of what is known about the experience of slavery comes from first-person accounts written by formerly enslaved men. In this volume, Jennifer Fleischner examines the first- and best-known female account of life under, and escape from, slavery -- Harriet Jacobs' autobiography. In her introduction, Fleischner shows how Jacobs used the written ... see all copies from £8.77! new only from £10.95!

Page 1 of 2: 1 2 Next>

Browse authors

Browse subjects

Our Money-Back Guarantee

We guarantee every item's condition, as described on Alibris. If you are not satisfied that an item is as described, return your purchase for a refund.

	Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass an American Slave by Frederick Douglass see all from £1.24! new only from £3.28!
	Another Country: Navigating the Emotional Terrain of Our Elders by Mary Pipher see all from £1.24! new only from £5.61!
	Uncle Tom's Cabin by Professor Harriet Beecher Stowe see all from £1.24! new only from £1.24!
	Elements of Moral Philosophy by James Rachels see all from £1.24! new only from £5.61!
	The Unfinished Nation: A Concise History of the American People by Alan Brinkley see all from £5.61! new only from £10.57!
	Where We Stand: Class Matters by Bell Hooks see all from £8.10! new only from £9.64!