America: A Concise History Vol 1 + Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself + An...
- ISBN-10
- 0312551975
- ISBN-13
- 9780312551971
- Series
- America
- Category
- History / United States / General
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-05-26
- Publisher
- Forge Books
- Authors
- Harriet Jacobs, David Brody, James A. Henretta
Description
The authors' own abridgement preserves the hallmark explanatory power of the parent text, helping students to understand not only what happened but why -- so they're never left wondering what's important.
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