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With __Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral__ (1773), Phillis Wheatley (1753?–1784) became the first English-speaking person of African descent to publish a book and only the second woman—of any race or background— to do so in America. Written in Boston while she was just a teenager, and when she was still a slave, Wheatley's work was an international sensation. In __Phillis Wheatley__, Vincent Carretta offers the first full-length biography of a figure whose origins and later life have remained shadowy despite her iconic status. A scholar with extensive knowledge of transatlantic literature and history, Carretta uncovers new details about Wheatley's origins, her upbringing, and how she gained freedom. Carretta solves the mystery of John Peters, correcting the record of when he and Wheatley married and revealing what became of him after her death. Assessing Wheatley's entire body of work, Carretta discusses the likely role she played in the production, market ing, and distribution of her writing. Wheatley developed a remarkable transatlantic network that transcended racial, class, political, religious, and geographical boundaries. Carretta reconstructs that network and sh

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Author

Vincent Carretta; American Antiquarian Society

Publisher

The University of Georgia Press

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9781306426015

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Biography, Memoir

Rating

3.74 / 5 (29 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14