Books with author Harriet Ward

Adventure called! But the trip over the Alcan highway was harrowing!Three months pregnant, Harriet Walker and her husband, Harold, carved out a new life in America’s only remaining frontier, Alaska.Settled in the tiny village of Hope, nestled between the mountains and the sea, the Walkers attempted a daring sawmill venture.A child was born. Christmas happened in the overwhelming beauty of the snow-covered wilderness.The young couple faced the life-threatening struggles of the Alaskan winter.Harriet conveyed the true stories of everyday life under extraordinary circumstances through letters to her mother, family, and friends. Stories that were set against the backdrop of the Alaskan Territory’s bid to become a new state.

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, written by herself is an autobiography by Harriet Ann Jacobs, a young mother and fugitive slave, published in 1861 by L. Maria Child, who edited the book for its author. Jacobs used the pseudonym Linda Brent. The book documents Jacobs's life as a slave and how she gained freedom for herself and for her children. Jacobs contributed to the genre of slave narrative by using the techniques of sentimental novels "to address race and gender issues."She explores the struggles and sexual abuse that female slaves faced on plantations as well as their efforts to practice motherhood and protect their children when their children might be sold away.

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