Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave

Frederick Douglass

ISBN 10: 014039012X / ISBN 13: 9780140390124

Published by Penguin Books Ltd, 1982

About this Item

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.

Seller Inventory # CIN014039012XVG

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
• Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
• Publication Date: 1982
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 014039012X
• ISBN 13: 9780140390124
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Presents the memoirs of the famed abolitionist and statesman who escaped to the North after years of enslavement and who became a champion of human rights.

About the Author

Frederick Douglass, an outspoken abolitionist, was born into slavery in 1818 and, after his escape in 1838, repeatedly risked his own freedom as an antislavery lecturer, writer, and publisher.