Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave by Frederick Douglass - ISBN: 9781435172562
Hardcover
Escape slavery through literacy and the fight for freedom.

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave

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  • Hardcover

    232 pages

  • Release Date

    31 January 2023

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Summary

Born on a Maryland plantation, Frederick Douglass, born Frederick Baily, doesn’t know the year of his birth. Separated from his mother in infancy, he sees her only a few times, always at night, before she dies. At the age of seven or eight, Frederick’s mistress starts teaching him to read, until her furious husband forbids it. Frederick realizes then that reading is his path to freedom and determines to run away to the Northern United States whatever the cost.

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Book Details

ISBN-13:9781435172562
ISBN-10:1435172566
Author:Frederick Douglass
Publisher:Union Square & Co.
Imprint:Union Square & Co.
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:232
Release Date:31 January 2023
Weight:360g
Dimensions:206mm x 140mm x 22mm
Series:Signature Editions
About The Author

Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass (1818–1895) was an African American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement, gaining note for his dazzling oratory and incisive antislavery writings.

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