Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave by Frederick Douglass

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave by Frederick Douglass

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.

Frederick Douglass was born into slavery in 1818, and after his escape in 1838 repeatedly risked his own freedom as an antislavery speaker, writer and publisher.John David Smith is Distinguished Professor of History and Director of the Masters in Public History Program at North Carolina State University.

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ISBN 13	9780140390124
ISBN 10	014039012X
Title	Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
Author	Frederick Douglass
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Books Ltd
Year published	1982-11-25
Number of pages	160
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