Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Contributor(s): Douglass, Frederick (Author), Gomes, Peter J. (Introduction by), Stephens, Gregory (Afterword by) |
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ISBN: 0451529944 ISBN-13: 9780451529947 Publisher: Signet Book
This item is available now at an even better price in our Bargain Bin! Go There Now! Binding Type: Mass Market Paperbound - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: June 2005 Annotation: This Modern Library Paperback Classics edition combines the two most important African American slave narratives into one volume. Frederick Douglass's Narrative, first published in 1845, is an enlightening and incendiary text. Born into slavery, Douglass became the preeminent spokesman for his people during his life; his narrative is an unparalleled account of the dehumanizing effects of slavery and Douglass's own triumph over it. Like Douglass, Harriet Jacobs was born into slavery, and in 1861 she published Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, now recognized as the most comprehensive antebellum slave narrative written by a woman. Jacobs's account broke the silence on the exploitation of African American female slaves, and it remains crucial reading. These narratives illuminate and inform each other. This edition includes an incisive Introduction by Kwame Anthony Appiah and extensive annotations. "From the Trade Paperback edition. |
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BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - General - Social Science | Slavery - Biography & Autobiography | Historical |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2005006971 |
Age Level: 18-UP |
Grade Level: 13-UP |
Lexile Measure: 550(Not Available) |
Series: Signet Classics |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 4.1" W x 6.6" L (0.20 lbs) 160 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Topical - Black History |
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Price on Product |
Review Citations: Ingram Paperback Advance 05/01/2005 pg. 63 |
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Publisher Description: 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 |
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