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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Penguin Classics)
Frederick Douglass
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Description for Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Penguin Classics)
Paperback. Details the life of the author 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. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 201 x 16. Weight in Grams: 186.
A new edition of the classic African American autobiography, now with with the inclusion of Douglass's other works. The pre-eminent American slave narrative published in 1845, the Narrative powerfully details the life of the 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. Also included in this edition are Douglass's ... Read more
A new edition of the classic African American autobiography, now with with the inclusion of Douglass's other works. The pre-eminent American slave narrative published in 1845, the Narrative powerfully details the life of the 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. Also included in this edition are Douglass's ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780143107309
SKU
V9780143107309
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About Frederick Douglass
Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey was born into slavery in 1818 in Tuckahoe, Maryland. He changed his surname to Douglass to conceal his identity after escaping slavery in 1838 and making his way to Philadelphia and New York. Having been taught to read by the wife of one of his former owners, Douglass wrote later that literacy was his 'pathway from ... Read more
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