Phillis Wheatley Biography of a Genius in Bondage |
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Author:
| Carretta, Vincent |
ISBN: | 978-0-8203-4664-9 |
Publication Date: | Feb 2014 |
Publisher: | University of Georgia Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $26.95 |
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.