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Book/Printed Material Experience and personal narrative of Uncle Tom Jones, who was for forty years a slave Surprising adventures of Wild Tom, of the island retreat, a fugitive Negro from South Carolina

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Title

  • Experience and personal narrative of Uncle Tom Jones, who was for forty years a slave; also, The surprising adventures of Wild Tom, of the island retreat, a fugitive Negro from South Carolina

Other Title

  • Surprising adventures of Wild Tom, of the island retreat, a fugitive Negro from South Carolina

Names

  • Jones, Thomas H.
  • Hildreth, Richard, 1807-1865
  • African American Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Boston : [Published by Farwell & Co., 1858]

Headings

  • -  Jones, Thomas H
  • -  Carter, Thomas,--slave
  • -  Slavery--United States
  • -  Enslaved persons--United States--Biography
  • -  Enslaved persons--United States--Social conditions
  • -  Fugitive slaves--Biography

Genre

  • Slave narratives--United States--1858

Notes

  • -  "The surprising adventures of Wild Tom ..." (p. [29]-54) is an extract from "Archy Moore, the white slave ...", by Richard Hildreth.
  • -  LC copy formerly part of YA Collection: YA 16216.
  • -  Source: Source unknown.

Medium

  • 54 p. ; 22 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • E185 .A254 container J, no. 150

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 91899130

Online Format

  • online text
  • image
  • pdf

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Credit Line: Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division.

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Chicago citation style:

Jones, Thomas H, Richard Hildreth, and African American Pamphlet Collection. Experience and personal narrative of Uncle Tom Jones, who was for forty years a slave; also, The surprising adventures of Wild Tom, of the island retreat, a fugitive Negro from South Carolina. [Boston: Published by Farwell & Co, 1858] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/91899130/.

APA citation style:

Jones, T. H., Hildreth, R. & African American Pamphlet Collection. (1858) Experience and personal narrative of Uncle Tom Jones, who was for forty years a slave; also, The surprising adventures of Wild Tom, of the island retreat, a fugitive Negro from South Carolina. [Boston: Published by Farwell & Co] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/91899130/.

MLA citation style:

Jones, Thomas H, Richard Hildreth, and African American Pamphlet Collection. Experience and personal narrative of Uncle Tom Jones, who was for forty years a slave; also, The surprising adventures of Wild Tom, of the island retreat, a fugitive Negro from South Carolina. [Boston: Published by Farwell & Co, 1858] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/91899130/>.