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Autore |
Stetson Erlene <1949-> |
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Titolo |
Glorying in tribulation [[electronic resource] ] : the lifework of Sojourner Truth / / Erlene Stetson, Linda David |
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East Lansing, : Michigan State University Press, 1994 |
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ISBN |
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0-87013-908-8 |
0-585-18839-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (255 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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African American abolitionists |
Abolitionists - United States |
Social reformers - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"A Michigan State University Press publisher's circle book"--T.p. verso. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-233) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Speaking of Shadows; Chapter 2. The Country of the Slave; Chapter 3. The Claims of Human Brotherhood; Chapter 4. Sojourners; Chapter 5. I Saw The Wheat Holding Up Its Head; Chapter 6. Harvest Time for the Black Man, and Seed-Sowing Time for Woman: Nancy Works in the Cotton Field; Appendices; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In Glorying in Tribulation, Stetson presents a new dimension of Sojourner Truth''s character. Much of the information regarding this oft-quoted African American woman is either the stuff of legend or is in dispute. This important new biography takes both legend and fact and sets them into a larger historical context. The authors utilize archival sources, and other forms of direct and indirect evidence to create a better understanding of Truth. We see her victories as well as her defeats--we see her as a real person. Truth comes alive in the pages of this book through her poignant, prophetic w |
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