DOC Birds of the Pacific Northwest: A Photographic Guide by Tom Aversa; Richard Cannings; Hal Opperman in History

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First published in 1849 and largely unavailable for many years; The Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb is among the most remarkable slave narratives. Born on a Kentucky plantation in 1815; Bibb first attempted to escape from bondage at the age of ten. He was recaptured and escaped several more times before he eventually settled in Detroit; Michigan; and joined the antislavery movement as a lecturer. Bibb's story is different in many ways from the widely read Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass; An American Slave and Harriet Jacobs- Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. He was owned by a Native American; he is one of the few ex-slave autobiographers who had labored in the Deep South (Louisiana); and he writes about folkways of the slaves; especially how he used conjure to avoid punishment and to win the hearts of women. Most significant; he is unique in exploring the importance of marriage and family to him; recounting his several trips to free his wife and child. This new edition includes an introduction by literary scholar Charles Heglar and a selection of letters and editorials by Bibb.