{"product_id":"classic-american-autobiographies-paperback","title":"Classic American Autobiographies - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam L. Andrews\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eWilliam L. Andrews\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003ePaul John Eakin\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe true diversity of the American experience comes to life in this superlative collection of autobiographies--including those of Benjamin Franklin, Frederick Douglas, Mark Twain, and more... \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA True History of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson\u003c\/i\u003e (1682), perhaps the first American bestseller, recounts this thirty-nine-year-old woman's harrowing months as the captive of Narragansett Indians. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin\u003c\/i\u003e (1771-1789), the most famous of all American autobiographies, gives a lively portrait of a chandler's son who became a scientist, inventor, educator, diplomat, humorist--and a Founding Father of this land. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNarrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass \u003c\/i\u003e(1845), the gripping slave narrative that helped change the course of American history, reveals the true nature of the black experience in slavery. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eOld Times on the Mississippi \u003c\/i\u003e(1875), Mark Twain's unforgettable account of a riverboat pilot's life, established his signature style and shows us the metamorphosis of a man into a writer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFour Autobiographical Narratives\u003c\/i\u003e (1900-1902), published in the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e by Zitkala-Sa (Red Bird), also known as Gertrude Bonnin, provide us with a voice too seldom heard: a Native American woman fighting for her culture in the white man's world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdited and with an Introduction by William L. Andrews \u003cbr\u003eand an Afterword by Paul John Eakin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam L. Andrews\u003c\/b\u003e is the Joyce and Elizabeth Hall Professor of American Literature at the University of Kansas. A prizewinning scholar of African-American literature, Andrews is the author of \u003ci\u003eTo Tell a Free Story: The First Century of Afro-American Autobiography, 1760-1865.\u003c\/i\u003e He is the editor of \u003ci\u003eCollected Stories of Charles W. Chesnutt, Three Classic Stories of Charles W. Chesnutt, Three Classic African-American Novels, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe African-American Novel in the Age of Reflection: Three Classics. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul John Eakin\u003c\/b\u003e, Ruth N. Halls Professor Emeritus of English at Indiana University, is the author of several books on autobiography, including \u003ci\u003eFictions in Autobiography: Studies in the Art of Self-Invention, Touching the World: Reference in Autobiography, How Our Lives Become Stories: Making Selves, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLiving Autobiographically: How We Create Identity in Narrative\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the editor of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Autobiography: Retrospect and Prospect.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 6.9 x 4.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 02, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756019450144,"sku":"9780451471444","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/77e43404ca0abe74be50a9cfd45ee4ca.webp?v=1780072737","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/classic-american-autobiographies-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}