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| Genre/Form: | Biographies History Biography |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Sojourner Truth; Sojourner Truth; Sojourner Truth; Sojourner Truth; Sojourner Truth; Sojourner Truth; Sojourner Truth |
| Material Type: | Biography, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Margaret Washington |
| ISBN: | 9780252034190 0252034198 9780252078019 0252078012 |
| OCLC Number: | 946586786 |
| Notes: | Publié originalement: 2009. |
| Awards: | Winner of Winner of the inaugural 2010 OAH Darlene Clark Hine Award. A Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2010. Co-winner of the 2009 Letitia Woods 2010 |
| Description: | xx, 478 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | Introduction : The three lives of Sojourner Truth -- African and Dutch religious heritage -- Home is like a grave -- Better to me than a man -- Like Hagar and her children -- A rushing mighty wind -- Sanctification and perfection -- I will crush them with the truth -- The antislavery vanguard, 1833-1843 -- The Spirit calls me there -- A holy city -- The cold water army, Olive Gilbert, and Sojourner's Narrative -- The Bloodhound Bill and intensified activism -- The New York campaign -- God, you drive -- I go in for agitatin' -- Truth is powerful -- Proclaim liberty throughout the land -- Was woman true? -- I am on my way to Kansas -- Epilogue : Well done, good and faithful servant |
| Responsibility: | Margaret Washington. |
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"This biography is admirable in its thoroughness and in Washington's commitment to her subject and is well worth consulting."--Publishers Weekly "This scholarly biography, meticulously researched ... is destined to be the definitive study for a generation. Highly recommended."-- Choice "An interesting and persuasive reading. By forcing us to give up a sanitized, desexualized picture of Truth ... Washington does us a great service--one of many performed by this exciting and comprehensive book."--Women's Review of Books "[A] wonderfully detailed and insightful account of Sojourner Truth's life."--The Journal of American History Read more...
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