Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

Publication:
1845 by Anti-Slavery Office

Genre:
Adult Non-fiction, Autobiography, Non-fiction

Pages:
125

Current state:
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Published

1845

Publisher

Anti-Slavery Office

Pages

125

Status

Out of Print

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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is an 1845 memoir and treatise on abolition written by famous orator and former slave Frederick Douglass during his time in Lynn, Massachusetts. It is generally held to be the most famous of a number of narratives written by former slaves during the same period. In factual detail, the text describes the events of his life and is considered to be one of the most influential pieces of literature to fuel the abolitionist movement of the early 19th century in the United States. It encompasses eleven chapters that recount Douglass's life as a slave and his ambition to become a free man.
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Frederick Douglass

c.1818-1895
American
Frederick Douglass was born a slave on the Eastern Shore of Maryland in 1817 and escaped to freedom when he was twenty-one. His vigor, intelligence,... See more

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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass with Connections
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: 175th Anniversary Edition
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