The story of Frederick Douglass is passionate, harrowing, and inspiring. As a former slave, impassioned abolitionist, gifted writer, newspaper editor, and powerful orator, Douglass was an immense, motivational figure. His early life, filled with physical abuse, deprivation, and tragedy, adds up to a
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
β Scribed by Douglass, Frederick
- Book ID
- 106900607
- Publisher
- Barnes&Noble
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 141 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781411432765
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β¦ 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 1838βhow 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 Slaveβs Life * Sorrow Songs and Sheet Music * βThe Church and Prejudiceβ (1841) * Introduction to βOration,β or βThe Meaning of theFourth of July for the Negroβ * βThe Meaning of the Fourth of July for the Negroβ(1852) * Introduction to βThe Heroic Slaveβ * βThe Heroic Slaveβ (1853) * βMy Escape from Slaveryβ (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.
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