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OFFICIAL SITE OF AUTHOR MICHAEL RICKARD

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.

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"Ama": Exploring Identity in a Comprehensive Neo-Slave Narrative

Michael W. Rickard II

Apr 17, 2019
4 min

"Ama": Exploring Identity in a Comprehensive Neo-Slave Narrative

Copyright 2019 by Michael W. Rickard II Manu Herbstein’s neo-slave narrative Ama, a Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade provides readers...

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The Trade Winds of Change: Emily Cartwright’s Ignorance and Corruption in the Novel "Cambridge&

Michael W. Rickard II

Feb 22, 2019
5 min

The Trade Winds of Change: Emily Cartwright’s Ignorance and Corruption in the Novel "Cambridge&

Copyright 2019 by Michael W. Rickard II Editor's Note: Last fall I took a class on neo-slave narratives. Here is an essay I wrote on...

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I Waiting Until the Cows Come Home: Male Sexuality in Toni Morrison’s "Beloved."

Michael W. Rickard II

Feb 16, 2019
4 min

I Waiting Until the Cows Come Home: Male Sexuality in Toni Morrison’s "Beloved."

Copyright 2019 by Michael W. Rickard II Editor's Note: Last fall I took a class on neo-slave narratives. Here is an essay I wrote on Toni...

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I Hadn’t Knowed: Intersectionality and the Synthesis of Dessa Rose and Miss Rufel

Michael W. Rickard II

Feb 9, 2019
3 min

I Hadn’t Knowed: Intersectionality and the Synthesis of Dessa Rose and Miss Rufel

Copyright 2019 by Michael W. Rickard II Editor's Note: Last fall I took a class on neo-slave narratives. Here is an essay I wrote on the...

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“Faithful Are the Wounds of a Friend”: How Harriet Jacobs Is Not Afraid to Offend Her Audience in &q

Michael W. Rickard II

Feb 1, 2019
4 min

“Faithful Are the Wounds of a Friend”: How Harriet Jacobs Is Not Afraid to Offend Her Audience in &q

Copyright 2019 by Michael W. Rickard II Editor's Note: Last fall I took a class on neo-slave narratives. Here is an essay I wrote on...

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Two Forms of Slavery? Comparing "Factory Lives" and "Incidents in the Life of a Slave

Michael W. Rickard II

Jan 11, 2019
4 min

Two Forms of Slavery? Comparing "Factory Lives" and "Incidents in the Life of a Slave

Copyright 2019 by Michael W. Rickard II Factory Lives: Four Nineteenth-Century Working-Class Autobiographies (Factory Lives) provides an...

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"Two Flights to Freedom: Equiano and Douglass' Common Narrative Elements While Escaping Sla

by Michael Rickard II

Jun 13, 2017
4 min

"Two Flights to Freedom: Equiano and Douglass' Common Narrative Elements While Escaping Sla

Slave narratives contain several common elements. One of the common elements is that the narratives record a long and complicated journey...

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