{"product_id":"our-nig-or-sketches-from-the-life-of-a-free-black-9780143105763","title":"Our Nig: Or, Sketches from the Life of a Free Black","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor the 150th anniversary of its first publication, a new edition of the pioneering African-American classic, reflecting groundbreaking discoveries about its author's life\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e First published in 1859, \u003ci\u003eOur Nig\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-370752\"\u003eHarriet E. Wilson\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.08w x 0.49d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143105763\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143105760\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHarriet E. Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e (1825-1900) was born in New Hampshire, where she worked from a young age as a servant to an abusive family. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eP. Gabrielle Foreman\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of English and American studies at Occidental College and has received many awards and grants. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eReginald Pitts\u003c\/b\u003e is a historical researcher and genealogist with more than twenty years' experience.","brand":"Penguin Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42684911288557,"sku":"9780143105763","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_df7e1f31-f3a2-4deb-b76e-09deb78e38b6.jpg?v=1649760726","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/our-nig-or-sketches-from-the-life-of-a-free-black-9780143105763","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}