Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave
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Frederick Douglass (1817?-1895) was born into slavery by a slave mother and an unknown father. At the age of 8, he started to educate himself with the help of his master's wife. In 1838, he fled Baltimore for the North. There he soon became a noted author and speaker on slavery.
Douglass wrote three autobiographies, "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" (1845), "My Bondage and My Freedo... More
Book Information
Publisher | Rebound by Sagebrush |
Binding | School & Library Binding (349 editions) |
Reading Level | Young Adults |
# of Pages | 127 |
ISBN-10 | 0808595237 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0808595236 |
Publication Date | 12/1997 |
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About Peter J. Gomes (Introduction) : Peter J. Gomes is credited in . A published credit of Peter J. Gomes is With Love and Prayers: A Headmaster Speaks to the Next Generation.
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About William Lloyd Garrison (Preface) : William Lloyd Garrison is credited in . A published credit of William Lloyd Garrison is Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave: Written by Himself (Penguin Classics).
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9/19/2009 Nicole Redmond said: One of the first reads that inspired me to become an English teacher - forced me to look at our world in a different light.
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