{"product_id":"narrative-of-sojourner-truth-a-bondswoman-of-olden-time-with-a-history-of-her-labors-and-correspondence-drawn-from-her-book-of-life-also-a-memor-paperback","title":"Narrative of Sojourner Truth: A Bondswoman of Olden Time, with a History of Her Labors and Correspondence Drawn from Her \"Book of Life\"; Also, a Memor - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSojourner Truth\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNell Irvin Painter\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTruth's landmark slave narrative chronicles her experiences as a slave in upstate New York and her transformation into an extraordinary abolitionist, feminist, orator, and preacher. Based on the complete 1884 edition, this volume includes the \"Book of Life,\" a collection of letters and sketches about Truth's life written subsequent to the original 1850 publication of the \u003ci\u003eNarrative\u003c\/i\u003e, and \"A Memorial Chapter,\" a sentimental account of her death. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSojourner Truth\u003c\/b\u003e, born Isabella, a slave in Ulster County, New York, around 1797, became an abolitionist, orator, and preacher, and eventually an icon for strong black women. She was emancipated by state law in 1827, and the following year she moved to New York City, where she found work in wealthy households and became increasingly involved in unorthodox religious groups. In the early 1830s she joined the commune or \"Kingdom\" of the Prophet Matthias. By 1843 she had transformed herself into the itinerant preacher Sojourner Truth, and spent most of the next thirteen years in Northampton, Massachusetts. Illiterate, she dictated her autobiography to her neighbor Olive Gilbert, and the \u003cb\u003eNarrative of Sojourner Truth \u003c\/b\u003ewas published in 1850. The following year Truth set out to promote her book and to speak out on abolition and women's rights. In the 1870s Truth's friend and informal manager Frances Titus compiled a new edition of the \u003cb\u003eNarrative\u003c\/b\u003e, adding the \"Book of Life,\" a scrapbook comprising essays, articles, and letters from Truth's contemporary admirers. Truth died in Battle Creek, Michigan, in 1883, and the following year Titus published a new edition that included \"A Memorial Chapter.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNell Irvin Painter \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003cb\u003eSojourner Truth: A Life, A Symbol\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eStanding at Armageddon, the United States, 1877-1919\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThe Narrative of Hosea Hudson\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eExodusters: Black Migration to Kansas After Reconstruction\u003c\/b\u003e. She is Edwards Professor of History at Princeton University, where she currently heads the program in African-American Studies.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.6 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44441288966246,"sku":"9780140436785","price":19.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/MXpETWZHOWo3UXFxL2g0aVg5Tit1Zz09.webp?v=1770562259","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/narrative-of-sojourner-truth-a-bondswoman-of-olden-time-with-a-history-of-her-labors-and-correspondence-drawn-from-her-book-of-life-also-a-memor-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}