Product Overview

Frederick Douglass's dramatic autobiographical account of his early life as a slave in America.

Born into a life of bondage, Frederick Douglass secretly taught himself to read and write. It was a crime punishable by death, but it resulted in one of the most eloquent indictments of slavery ever recorded. His gripping narrative takes us into the fields, cabins, and manors of pre-Civil War plantations in the South and reveals the daily terrors he suffered.

Written more than a century and a half ago by a Black man who went on to become a famous orator, U.S. minister to Haiti, and leader of his people, this timeless classic still speaks directly to our age. It is a record of savagery and inhumanity that goes far to explain why America still suffers from the great injustices of the past.

With an Introduction by Peter J. Gomes
and an Afterword by Gregory Stephens

Product Details

Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group

ISBN: 9780451529947

MSRP: $4.95

Binding: Mass Market Paperbound

Author: Frederick Douglass

Audience Type: Adults

Published On: 06-07-2005

Narrative Of The Life Of Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass

$4.95

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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
  • Biography & Autobiography | Cultural & Regional
  • Social Science | Slavery
  • Biography & Autobiography | Historical
  • Social Science | Cultural & Ethnic Studies | American - African American & Black Studies
LC Subjects:
  • Douglass, Frederick
  • United States
  • African American abolitionists
  • Slaves
  • Abolitionists
Ingram Categories:

Chronological Period | 19th Century

Dewey:

B

Series:

Signet Classics

Features:

Bibliography,Price on Product,

Target Age Group:

18 to UP

Physical Info:

0.50" H x 6.60" L x 4.10" W (0.20 lbs) 160 Pages

Number of Units in Package:

1

Product Overview

Frederick Douglass's dramatic autobiographical account of his early life as a slave in America.

Born into a life of bondage, Frederick Douglass secretly taught himself to read and write. It was a crime punishable by death, but it resulted in one of the most eloquent indictments of slavery ever recorded. His gripping narrative takes us into the fields, cabins, and manors of pre-Civil War plantations in the South and reveals the daily terrors he suffered.

Written more than a century and a half ago by a Black man who went on to become a famous orator, U.S. minister to Haiti, and leader of his people, this timeless classic still speaks directly to our age. It is a record of savagery and inhumanity that goes far to explain why America still suffers from the great injustices of the past.

With an Introduction by Peter J. Gomes
and an Afterword by Gregory Stephens

Product Details

Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group

ISBN: 9780451529947

MSRP: $4.95

Binding: Mass Market Paperbound

Author: Douglass, Frederick

Audience Type: Adults

Published On: 06-07-2005

Frederick Douglass's dramatic autobiographical account of his early life as a slave in America.

Born into a life of bondage, Frederick Douglass secretly taught himself to read and write. It was a crime punishable by death, but it resulted in one of the most eloquent indictments of slavery ever recorded. His gripping narrative takes us into the fields, cabins, and manors of pre-Civil War plantations in the South and reveals the daily terrors he suffered.

Written more than a century and a half ago by a Black man who went on to become a famous orator, U.S. minister to Haiti, and leader of his people, this timeless classic still speaks directly to our age. It is a record of savagery and inhumanity that goes far to explain why America still suffers from the great injustices of the past.

With an Introduction by Peter J. Gomes
and an Afterword by Gregory Stephens