Book
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
- Published
- 1971
- Genre
- Fiction
- Publisher
- Books on Tape, Inc.
- Pages
- 451
- Words
- 86504
- URL
- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/764061.The_Autobiography_of_Miss_Jane_Pittman?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_39
Reading measures
- Accelerated Reader level
- 4.6
- AR interest level
- UG — upper grades, 9–12
- Lexile
- 710L
- Suggested reading age
- ages 14–18
- Ambleside year
- Year 12 onwards · ages 17–20
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Miss Jane Pittman. She is one of the most unforgettable heroines in American fiction, a woman whose life has come to symbolize the struggle for freedom, dignity, and justice. Ernest J. Gaines’s now-classic novel—written as an autobiography—spans one hundred years of Miss Jane’s remarkable life, from her childhood as a slave on a Louisiana plantation to the Civil Rights era of the 1960s. It is a story of courage and survival, history, bigotry, and hope—as seen through the eyes of a woman who lived through it all. A historical tour de force, a triumph of fiction, Miss Jane’s eloquent narrative brings to life an important story of race in America—and stands as a landmark work for our time.
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9780736605137
- ISBN-10
- 0736605134
Tags
Civil RightsHistoryHistory-SlaveryPittmanSocial IssuesUnited States-LouisianaUnited States of America