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The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave: Related by Herself
Mary Prince
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Paperback. Mary Prince's narrative was one of the earliest to reveal the ugly truths about slavery in the West Indies to an English reading public that was largely unaware of its atrocities. Her work stands alongside better-known narratives such as A Narrative of the Adventures and Escape of Moses Roper and Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTS; JFS; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Mary Prince's narrative was one of the earliest to reveal the ugly truths about slavery in the West Indies to an English reading public that was largely unaware of its atrocities. Prince was born in Bermuda to an enslaved family. She spent her early life in harsh conditions and was eventually sold to John Adams Wood of Antigua, working as his domestic servant. She joined the Moravian Church, where she learned to read, and married Daniel James, a former slave who had bought his freedom. In 1828 she traveled to England with the Woods family and after protracted efforts by ... Read more
Mary Prince's narrative was one of the earliest to reveal the ugly truths about slavery in the West Indies to an English reading public that was largely unaware of its atrocities. Prince was born in Bermuda to an enslaved family. She spent her early life in harsh conditions and was eventually sold to John Adams Wood of Antigua, working as his domestic servant. She joined the Moravian Church, where she learned to read, and married Daniel James, a former slave who had bought his freedom. In 1828 she traveled to England with the Woods family and after protracted efforts by ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
48
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9781469633282
SKU
V9781469633282
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99-15
About Mary Prince
Mary Prince (c. 1788-after 1833) was born in Devonshire Parish, Bermuda. She was last documented living in London in 1833, after which nothing else is known.
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