Journeys in New Worlds: Early American Women's Narratives
(Part of the Wisconsin Studies in Autobiography Series)
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Four early American women tell their own stories: Mary Rowlandson on her capture by Indians in 1676, Boston businesswoman Sarah Kemble Knight on her travels in New England, Elizabeth Ashbridge on her personal odyssey from indentured servant to Quaker preacher, and Elizabeth House Trist, correspondent of Thomas Jefferson, on her travels from Philadelphia to Natchez. Accompanied by introductions and extensive notes.
"The writings of four hearty women who braved considerable privation and suffering in a wild, uncultivated 17th- and 18th-century America. Although confined by Old World patriarchy, these women, through their narratives, have endowed the frontier experience with a feminine identity that is generally absent from early American literature."--Publishers WeeklyFormat:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:029912584X
ISBN13:9780299125844
Release Date:December 1990
Publisher:University of Wisconsin Press
Length:240 Pages
Weight:0.76 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.1"
Related Subjects
American Literature Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Classics Criticism & Theory Gay & Lesbian History History & Criticism Literature Midwest Politics & Social Sciences Regional U.S. Social Sciences Specific Groups Women Women Writers Women's StudiesCustomer Reviews
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