Six Women's Slave Narratives
- ISBN-10
- 0195052625
- ISBN-13
- 9780195052626
- Category
- American literature
- Pages
- 328
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1988
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press on Demand
- Author
- William L. Andrews
Description
Includes the personal narratives of Mary Prince, "Old Elizabeth," Mattie J. Jackson, Lucy A. Delaney, Kate Drumgoold, and Annie L. Burton
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