Preface to the trade edition -- Introduction -- Henry Louis Gates, Jr -- Bondwoman's narrative -- Hannah Crafts -- Textual annotations -- Appendixes -- Authentication report -- Dr. Joe Nickell -- Testimony of Jane Johnson -- Version 1 -- Version 2 -- C. John Hill Wheeler's library catalogue -- Bryan C. Sinch -- Note on crafts's literary influences -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments
Tells the story of Hannah Crafts, a young slave working on a wealthy North Carolina plantation, who runs away in a bid for freedom up North. Her compelling story provides a fascinating view of American life in the mid-1800s and the literary conventions of the time. Written in the 1850s by a runaway slave, is a provocative literary landmark and a significant historical event that will captivate a diverse audience
