Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass : An American Slave / Frederick Douglass.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Abolitionists--United States--Biography.

Abolitionists.

African Americans--Biography.

African Americans.

Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895.

Douglass, Frederick.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (196 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Open Road Integrated Media, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A dramatic autobiography and powerful firsthand account of slavery, written by America's most influential abolitionist First published in 1845, Narrativeof the Life of Frederick Douglass is an eye-opening depiction of American slavery. Part autobiography, part human-rights treatise, it describes the everyday horrors inflicted on captive laborers, as well as the strength and courage needed to survive. Born into slavery on a Maryland plantation in 1818, Frederick Douglass spent years secretly teaching himself to read and write-a crime for which he risked life and limb. After two failed escape

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; PREFACE; LETTER FROM WENDELL PHILLIPS, ESQ.; FREDERICK DOUGLASS; CHAPTER I; CHAPTER II; CHAPTER III; CHAPTER IV; CHAPTER V; CHAPTER VI; CHAPTER VII; CHAPTER VIII; CHAPTER IX; CHAPTER X; CHAPTER XI; APPENDIX; Copyright

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781497691131

1497691133

OCLC:

894792126