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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
The ordeals of two famous African Americans
This special Leonaur edition combines the account of Harriet Ann
Jacobs with that of Frederick Douglass. They were contemporaries
and African Americans of note who shared a common background of
slavery and, after their liberation, knew each other and worked for
a common cause. The first account, a justifiably well known and
highly regarded work, is that of Harriet Jacobs since this volume
belongs in the Leonaur Women & Conflict series. Harriet Jacobs
was born into slavery in North Carolina in 1813. Sold on as a child
she suffered years of sexual abuse from her owner until in 1835 she
escaped-leaving two children she'd had by a lover behind her. After
hiding in a swamp she returned to her grandmother's shack where she
occupied the crawl-space under its eaves. There she lived for seven
years before escaping to Pennsylvania in 1842 and then moving on to
New York, where she worked as a nursemaid. Jacobs published her
book under the pseudonym of Linda Brent. She became a famous
abolitionist, reformer and speaker on human rights. Frederick
Douglass was just five years Jacobs' junior. He was born a slave in
Maryland and he too suffered physical cruelty at the hands of his
owners. In 1838 he escaped, boarding a train wearing a sailors
uniform. Douglass became a social reformer of international fame
principally because of his skill as an orator which propelled him
to the status of statesman and diplomat as driven by his
convictions regarding the fundamental equality of all human beings,
he continued his campaigns for the rights of women generally,
suffrage and emancipation.
Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each
title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our
hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their
spines and fabric head and tail bands.
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