HIST 4210 Research Paper Assignment
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Elizabeth Ashbridge (1713-1755), Ireland, England, North America
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American Lives by Call Number: CT211 .A48 1994ISBN: 9780299142407Publication Date: 1994-11-01Some Account of the Fore Part of the Life of Elizabeth Ashbridge pp. 99-124
Journeys in New Worlds by Call Number: E187.5.J68 1990ISBN: 9780299125806Publication Date: 1991-02-01Some Account of the Fore Part of the Life of Elizabeth Ashbridge pp. 117-180.
Mary Jemison (1743-1833), Pennsylvania, Seneca Indian country
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A Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison by Call Number: Main Lib - 1st Floor E83.J46S42 1990ISBN: 0815624913Publication Date: 1990-05-01
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A Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 058515421XPublication Date: 1992-01-01
Olaudah Equiano (1745-1797), West Africa, Caribbean, England
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The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African, Written by Himself by Call Number: Main Lib - 1st Floor HT869.E6 A3 2001ISBN: 0393974944Publication Date: 2000-12-08
I Was Born a Slave by Call Number: Main Lib - 1st Floor E444 .I18 1999 v.1ISBN: 1556523351Publication Date: 1999-02-01Olaudah Equiano's narrative is in vol. 1, pp. 34-172.
Mary Rowlandson (1637-1711), New England
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American Captivity Narratives by Call Number: Main Lib - 1st Floor E85 .A54 2000ISBN: 9780395980736Publication Date: 1999-12-27The Sovereignty and Goodness of God is on pp. 137-176.- The Captive by Call Number: Main Lib - 1st Floor E87 .R894 1990ISBN: 0929408039Publication Date: 1991-08-01
Women's Indian Captivity Narratives by Call Number: Main Lib - 1st Floor E85 .W85 1998ISBN: 0140436715Publication Date: 1998-11-01Mary Rowlandson: A True History of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson is on pp. 7-51.
John Harrower (1735?-1776), Virginia
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Immigrant Voices: New Lives in America by Call Number: Main Lib - 1st Floor V6450 .I553 1993ISBN: 0252017692Publication Date: 1993-08-01John Harrower Diary, 1773-1776 is on pp. 27-68/
Venture Smith (1729-1805), West Africa, New England, New York
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- Five Black LivesCall Number: Main Lib - 1st Floor E444.F49ISBN: 0819540366Publication Date: 1971-01-01A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Venture is on pp. 4-25.
Unchained Voices by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9780813144085Publication Date: 2013-03-25Print copy at Main Lib - 1st Floor PR9085.U55 1996
A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Venture, a Native of Africa is on pp. 370-385.
