Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
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- Synopsis
- Published in 1845, this autobiography 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 1838 - how 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. In his introduction, Houston A. Baker, Jr. , discusses the slave narrative as a distinct American literary genre and points out its social, political, historical, and literary significance, past and present.
- Copyright:
- 1982
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781440656545
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780140390124
- Publisher:
- Penguin
- Date of Addition:
- 04/29/14
- Copyrighted By:
- Penguin
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
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- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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