Telling West Indian Lives: Life Narrative and the Reform of Plantation Slavery Cultures 1804–1834
- ISBN-10
- 1137441038
- ISBN-13
- 9781137441034
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 241
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-07-10
- Publisher
- Springer
- Author
- S. Thomas
Description
Telling West Indian Lives: Life Narrative and the Reform of Plantation Slavery Cultures 1804-1834 draws historical and literary attention to life story and narration in the late plantation slavery period. Drawing on new archival research, it highlights the ways written narrative shaped evangelical, philanthropic, and antislavery reform projects.
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