The Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb
The Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb

Author: Henry Bibb

Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press

Published: 2001-02-01

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 029916893X

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First published in 1849 and largely unavailable for many years, The Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb is among the most remarkable slave narratives. Born on a Kentucky plantation in 1815, Bibb first attempted to escape from bondage at the age of ten. He was recaptured and escaped several more times before he eventually settled in Detroit, Michigan, and joined the antislavery movement as a lecturer. Bibb’s story is different in many ways from the widely read Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave and Harriet Jacobs’ Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. He was owned by a Native American; he is one of the few ex-slave autobiographers who had labored in the Deep South (Louisiana); and he writes about folkways of the slaves, especially how he used conjure to avoid punishment and to win the hearts of women. Most significant, he is unique in exploring the importance of marriage and family to him, recounting his several trips to free his wife and child. This new edition includes an introduction by literary scholar Charles Heglar and a selection of letters and editorials by Bibb.

The Life and Adventures of an American Slave, Henry Bibb
The Life and Adventures of an American Slave, Henry Bibb

Author: Henry Bibb

Publisher: e-artnow

Published: 2018-03-21

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 8027240271

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This eBook edition of "The Life and Adventures of an American Slave, Henry Bibb" has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. "Narrative of the Life and Adventures of an American Slave" is a self-published autobiography by an American abolitionist and former slave, Henry Walton Bibb. His book is considered to be one of the best-known slave narratives of the antebellum years in USA. Henry Walton Bibb (1815 – 1854) was an American author and abolitionist who was born as a slave. After escaping from slavery to Canada, he founded an abolitionist newspaper, "The Voice of the Fugitive". He returned to the US and lectured against slavery. Bibb died young, at the age of 39.

Narrative of the Life and Adventure of Henry Bibb
Narrative of the Life and Adventure of Henry Bibb

Author: Henry Bibb

Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com

Published: 2008-08-15

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 1427051518

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Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb, An American Slave (1849) is an early slave narrative about the life history and experiences of the author, who escaped his owners and was recaptured on a number of occasions. Bibb severely criticizes the system of slavery and provides an exceptional insight into the plantation culture in Kentucky and the South generally.

Slave Narratives (LOA #114)
Slave Narratives (LOA #114)

Author: William L. Andrews

Publisher: Library of America

Published: 2000-01-15

Total Pages: 1066

ISBN-13: 9781883011765

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The ten works collected in this volume demonstrate how a diverse group of writers challenged the conscience of a nation and laid the foundations of the African American literary tradition by expressing their in anger, pain, sorrow, and courage. Included in the volume: Narrative of the Most Remarkable Particulars in the Life of James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw; Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano; The Confessions of Nat Turner; Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass; Narrative of William W. Brown; Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb; Narrative of Sojouner Truth; Ellen and William Craft's Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom; Harriet Jacobs' Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl and Narrative of the Life of J. D.Green. LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation’s literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America’s best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.

A Slave No More
A Slave No More

Author: David W. Blight

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 9780156034517

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Shares the stories of Wallace Turnage and John Washington, former slaves who, in the midst of chaos during the Civil War, escaped to the North and lived to tell about their experiences.

Narrative of the Life and Adventures of an American Slave, Henry Bibb
Narrative of the Life and Adventures of an American Slave, Henry Bibb

Author: Henry Bibb

Publisher: e-artnow

Published: 2018-02-10

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 8026883284

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"Narrative of the Life and Adventures of an American Slave" is a self-published autobiography by an American abolitionist and former slave, Henry Walton Bibb. His book is considered to be one of the best-known slave narratives of the antebellum years in USA. Henry Walton Bibb (1815 – 1854) was an American author and abolitionist who was born as a slave. After escaping from slavery to Canada, he founded an abolitionist newspaper, "The Voice of the Fugitive". He returned to the US and lectured against slavery. Bibb died young, at the age of 39.