Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, an American slave /
This dramatic autobiography of the early life of an American slave was first published in 1845, when its young author had just achieved his freedom. Douglass' eloquence gives a clear indication of the powerful principles that led him to become the first great African-American leader in the Unit...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boston :
Bedford Books of St. Martin's Press,
[1993]
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| Series: | Bedford books in American history.
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| Summary: | This dramatic autobiography of the early life of an American slave was first published in 1845, when its young author had just achieved his freedom. Douglass' eloquence gives a clear indication of the powerful principles that led him to become the first great African-American leader in the United States. The personal account of a fugitive slave's privation and sufferings and his campaigns for Negro emancipation. This dramatic autobiography of the early life of an American slave was first published in 1845, when its young author had just achieved his freedom. Douglass' eloquence gives a clear indication of the powerful principles that led him to become the first great Afro-American leader in the United States. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 163 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-156) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0312096674 9780312096670 0312075316 (pbk.) 9780312075316 (pbk.) |