Найти книгу: "Narrative of Sojourner Truth"

One of the most famous and admired African-American women in U.S. history, Sojourner Truth sang, preached, and debated at camp meetings across the country, led by her devotion to the antislavery movement and her ardent pursuit of women's rights. Born into slavery in 1797, Truth fled from bondage some 30 years later to become a powerful figure in the progressive movements reshaping American society.This remarkable narrative, first published in 1850, offers a rare glimpse into the little-documented world of Northern slavery. Truth recounts her life as a slave in rural New York, her separation from her family, her religious conversion, and her life as a traveling preacher during the 1840s. She also describes her work as a social reformer, counselor of former slaves, and sponsor of a black migration to the West.A spellbinding orator and implacable prophet, Truth mesmerized audiences with her tales of life in bondage and with her moving renditions of Methodist hymns and her own songs. Frederick Douglass described her message as a «strange compound of wit and wisdom, of wild enthusiasm, and flint-like common sense.» This inspiring account of a black woman's struggles for racial and sexual equality is essential reading for students of American history, as well as for those interested in the continuing quest for equality of opportunity.

This rousing sea adventure follows a New England boy, Pym, who stows away on a whaling ship with its captain's son, Augustus. The two boys, who find themselves repeatedly on the brink of discovery or death, witness many hair-raising events, including mutiny, savagery, cannibalism, and frantic pursuits.

Полный вариант заголовка: «A circumstantial narrative of the campaign in Russia : Embellished with plans of the battles of the Moskwa and Malo-Jaroslavitz : Containing a faithful description of the affecting and interesting scenes of which the author was an eye-witness : Transl. from the French / By Eugene Labaume».

Полный вариант заголовка: «A narrative of the campaign in Russia, during the year 1812 / By Robert Ker Porter».

Полный вариант заголовка: «A narrative of the expedition to Dongola and Sennaar, under the command of his Excellence Ismael Pasha, undertaken by order of His Highness Mehemmed Ali Pasha, Viceroy of Egypt / by an American in the service of the Viceroy».

Полный вариант заголовка: «Narrative of a journey from Calcutta to Europe, by way of Egypt, in the years 1827 and 1828 / by Mrs. Charles Lushington».