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Frederick Douglass

By Douglass , William S , Frederick;McFeely

Book information

Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Year
2017
ISBN
9780393354423, 0393354423
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
34 MB (35646714 bytes)
Pages
xvi, 520 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : il
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
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"A detailed, finely written portrait of the imposing 19th-century leader." —David Levering Lewis, New York Times Book Review Born into but escaped from slavery, Frederick Douglass—orator, journalist, autobiographer; revolutionary on behalf of a just America—was a towering figure, at once consummately charismatic and flawed. His Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (1845) galvanized the antislavery movement and is one of the truly seminal works of African-American literature. In this Lincoln Prize– winning biography, William S. McFeely captures the many sides of Douglass— his boyhood on the Chesapeake; his self-education; his rebellion and rising expectations; his marriage, affairs, and intense friendships; his bitter defeat and transcendent courage—and re-creates the high drama of a turbulent era.

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