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Sapphira and the slave girl /

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Sapphira Colbert, a bitter but privileged white woman, begins to persecute a young slave named Nancy, whom she unjustly suspects of seducing her husband.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cather, Willa, 1873-1947 (Author)
Corporate Author: Plimpton Press (Printer)
Other Authors: Dwiggins, W. A. (William Addison), 1880-1956 (Type designer)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1940.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Slavery > United States > Fiction.
African Americans > Fiction.
African American families > Fiction.
Husband and wife > Fiction.
Jealousy > Fiction.
Virginia > History > 1775-1865 > Fiction.
American fiction > 20th century.
Salmon.
People with disabilities > Fiction.
Slavery > Fiction.
Salmon
Esclavage > États-Unis > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Noirs américains > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Familles noires américaines > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Jalousie > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Virginie > Histoire > 1775-1865 > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Roman américain > 20e siècle.
Saumons.
African Americans
African American families
Husband and wife
Jealousy
Slavery
United States
Virginia
American fiction
Frontier and pioneer life > Virginia > Fiction.
Blacks > Fiction.
1775-1999
American fiction.
Fiction
Historical fiction
History
Historical fiction.
Dust jackets (Binding) > 20th century.
Online Access:http://www.teenreads.com/authors/au-cather-willa.asp
Table of Contents:
  • Book I: Sapphira and her household
  • Book II: Nancy and Till
  • Book III: Old Jezebel
  • Book IV: Sapphira's daughter
  • Book V: Martin Colbert
  • Book VI: Sampson speaks to the master
  • Book VII: Nancy's flight
  • Book VIII: The dark autumn
  • Book IX: Nancy's return (Epilogue-twenty-five years later).