Our Nig: or, Sketches from the Life of a Free Black (Penguin

Our Nig: or, Sketches from the Life of a Free Black (Penguin Books for History: U.S.)

For the 150th anniversary of its first publication, a new edition of the pioneering African-American classic, reflecting groundbreaking discoveries about its author's life

First published in 1859, Our Nig is an autobiographical narrative that stands as one of the most important accounts of the life of a black woman in the antebellum North. In the story of Frado, a spirited black girl who is abused and overworked as the indentured servant to a New England family, Harriet E. Wilson tells a heartbreaking story about the resilience of the human spirit. This edition incorporates new research showing that Wilson was not only a pioneering African-American literary figure but also an entrepreneur in the black women's hair care market fifty years before Madame C. J. Walker's hair care empire made her the country's first woman millionaire.

For 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.
Country USA
Brand Penguin
Manufacturer Addison Wesley
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780143105763
Model 9780143105763
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2009-07-28
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780143105763

Country	USA
Brand	Penguin
Manufacturer	Addison Wesley
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780143105763
Model	9780143105763
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2009-07-28
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9780143105763

Our Nig: or, Sketches from the Life of a Free Black (Penguin Books for History: U.S.)

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