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Autore |
Carretta Vincent |
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Titolo |
Phillis Wheatley : biography of a genius in bondage / / Vincent Carretta ; April Leidig-Higgins, design |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Athens, Georgia : , : The University of Georgia Press, , 2011 |
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©2011 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Collana |
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Sarah Mills Hodge Fund Publication |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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African American women poets |
Poets, American - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 |
Slaves - 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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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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"On being brought from Africa to America" -- "Thoughts on the works of Providence" -- "I prefer the verse" -- "A wonder of the age indeed!" -- "A farewell to America" -- "Now upon my own footing" -- "An elegy on leaving". |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Reveals the fascinating life of Phillis Wheatley, the first English-speaking person of African descent to publish a book, and only the second woman to do so in America, and also to do so while she was a slave and a teenager. |
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