Phillis Wheatley Biography of a Genius in Bondage |
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| Author:
| Carretta, Vincent |
| Series title: | A Sarah Mills Hodge Fund Publication |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8203-4664-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2014 |
| Publisher: | University of Georgia Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $46.20 |
Book Description:
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Carretta offers the first full-length biography of Phillis Wheatley (1753?-1784), who became the first English-speaking person of African descent to publish a book and only the second woman-of any race or background-to do so in America.
Carretta offers the first full-length biography of Phillis Wheatley (1753?-1784), who became the first English-speaking person of African descent to publish a book and only the second woman-of any race or background-to do so in America.