Narrative Of Life Of Frederick Douglass /P

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Book Title: Narrative Of Life Of Frederick Douglass /P
ISBN: 9781788287869
By Author(s):FREDERICK DOUGLASS
By Publisher:ARCTURUS
Format:PB

First appearing in 1845The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, with its painfully vivid depiction of life in bondage, was both a bestseller in its day and one of the most powerful, authoritative texts lending support to the abolitionist movement.

The author traces his life from an infant born into slavery and taken from his mother at birth, to a displaced child hungry for knowledge, to an abused and beaten laborer seeking freedom and a chance to marry the woman he loved. Offering bright, cameo glimpses into a world that should not be forgotten, Douglass chronicles both the cruel violence of a system that saw him as little more than livestock, and the brighter moments of success, of courageous support from friends and allies. Initially greeted by some with doubt that it could have been written by a black man and former slave, the book had a profound effect on American society, making the author something of a celebrity and his cause less an abstract ideal and more of an urgent human concern. Solemn, powerful and passionateThe Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglassis more than an important historical documentit is a personal account of striving for human freedom in a world where the author was regarded as neither free nor human.

With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition ofThe Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglassis both modern and readable.