Glorying in tribulation : the lifework of Sojourner Truth / / Erlene Stetson, Linda David

• Autore: Stetson Erlene <1949->
• Pubblicazione: East Lansing, : Michigan State University Press, 1994
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (255 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.5/67/092; B
• Soggetto topico: African American abolitionists; Abolitionists - United States; Social reformers - United States
• Altri autori: DavidLinda
• Note generali: "A Michigan State University Press publisher's circle book"--T.p. verso.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-233) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Glorying in tribulation
• ISBN: 0-87013-908-8; 0-585-18839-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910778969503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II