fiction, Prose
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
โ Scribed by Douglass, Frederick
- Book ID
- 106900567
- Publisher
- Barnes&Noble
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 163 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781593080419
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โฆ Synopsis
SUMMARY: Published in 1845, this pre-eminent American slave narrative powerfully details the life of the internationally famous abolitionist Frederick Douglass from his birth into slavery in 1818 to his escape to the North in 1838โhow he endured the daily physical and spiritual brutalities of his owners and drivers, how he learned to read and write, and how he grew into a man who could only live free or die.Enriched eBook Features Editors Houston Baker and Derrick R. Spires provides the following specially commissioned features for this Enriched eBook Classic: * Chronology * Nineteenth-Century Reviews and Responses * Further Reading * Day in a Slaveโs Life * Sorrow Songs and Sheet Music * โThe Church and Prejudiceโ (1841) * Introduction to โOration,โ or โThe Meaning of theFourth of July for the Negroโ * โThe Meaning of the Fourth of July for the Negroโ(1852) * Introduction to โThe Heroic Slaveโ * โThe Heroic Slaveโ (1853) * โMy Escape from Slaveryโ (1881) * Douglass Sites to Visit in the United States * Portraits and Illustrations * Enriched eBook NotesThe enriched eBook format invites readers to go beyond the pages of these beloved works and gain more insight into the life and times of an author and the period in which the book was originally written for a rich reading experience.
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EDITORIAL REVIEW: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is a memoir and treatise on abolition written by famous orator and ex-slave, Frederick Douglass. It is generally held to be the most famous of a number of narratives written by former slaves during the same period. In factual detail, the
SUMMARY: Recounting his life in and his escape out of slavery, the autobiography of the inspirational abolitionist Frederick Douglass is a powerful and insightful narration that has made a significant impact in America's history.
SUMMARY: Published in 1845, this pre-eminent American slave narrative powerfully details the life of the internationally famous abolitionist Frederick Douglass from his birth into slavery in 1818 to his escape to the North in 1838โhow he endured the daily physical and spiritual brutalities of his ow
EDITORIAL REVIEW: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is a memoir and treatise on abolition written by famous orator and ex-slave, Frederick Douglass. It is generally held to be the most famous of a number of narratives written by former slaves during the same period. In factual detail, the
EDITORIAL REVIEW: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is a memoir and treatise on abolition written by famous orator and ex-slave, Frederick Douglass. It is generally held to be the most famous of a number of narratives written by former slaves during the same period. In factual detail, the