{"product_id":"in-search-of-hannah-crafts-isbn-9780465027088","title":"In Search of Hannah Crafts","description":"Two years ago, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. discovered an unpublished manuscript, \u003ci\u003eThe Bondwoman's Narrative, By Hannah Crafts, A Fugitive Recently Escaped From North Carolina\u003c\/i\u003e , which turned out to be the first novel by a female African-American slave ever found, and possibly the first novel written by a black women anywhere. \u003ci\u003eThe Bondwoman's Narrative\u003c\/i\u003e was published in 2002. \u003ci\u003eIn Search of Hannah Crafts\u003c\/i\u003e now brings together twenty-two authorities on African-American history, including Nina Baym, Jean Fagan Yellin, William Andrews, Lawrence Buell, Karen Sanchez-Eppler, and Shelley Fisher-Fishkin to examine such issues as authenticity and the history and criticism of this unique novel. \u003ci\u003eThe Bondwoman's Narrative\u003c\/i\u003e will take its place in the African-American canon. \u003ci\u003eIn Search of Hannah Crafts\u003c\/i\u003e is the book that scholars and students of African-American Studies, of women writers, and of slavery will need to understand this unprecedented historical and literary event.","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44891831173349,"sku":"NP9780465027088","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/in-search-of-hannah-crafts-isbn-9780465027088","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}