Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Florida

Generally held to be the most famous piece written by a former slave, The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is a memoir on abolition written by the famous orator.



First published in 1845, the memoir set the tone for the American abolitionist movement. Within four months, it sold more than 5,000 copies; within fifteen years, it sold 30,000.

The eleven chapters in The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass not only recount Douglass' life as a slave, but his tremendous ambition to become a free man. The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is the first of Douglas's three autobiographies and the most read. Inside this book, Douglass provides graphic descriptions of his childhood and horrifying experiences as a slave as well as a harrowing record of his dramatic escape to the North and eventual freedom.

The Narrative is admired today for its extraordinary passion, sensitive and vivid descriptions and storytelling power. This book belongs in the library of anyone interested in African-American history and the life of one of the country's most courageous and influential champions of civil rights. This amazing work that sparked a historical movement is presented in a beautifully bound, easy to read edition.



In the series Classic Thoughts and Thinkers, explore some of the most influential texts of our time along with the inner workings of its greatest thinkers. With works from great American figures such as Theodore Roosevelt and Emily Dickinson and seminal documents including the Constitution of the Unites States, this series focuses on the most reflective and thought-provoking writings of the last two centuries. These beautiful hardcovers are the perfect historical perspective for meeting the challenges of the modern world.



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The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

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Frederick Douglass

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

California

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave

No book except perhaps Uncle Tom's Cabin had as powerful an impact on the abolitionist movement as Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. This hardcover edition is packaged distinctively with a beautifully designed jacket by noted illustrator Malika Favre. As a slave, Frederick Douglass realized that learning to read and write would be his path to freedom. His Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, written after his escape, was one of the first documents to inform nineteenth-century Americans of the horrors of slave lives. This starkly honest and verifiable account, which appalled readers and gave new momentum to the abolitionist movement, is as shocking today as when it was first published. This volume also includes eleven selected essays and speeches, among them the famous "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" (1852)

Category - Fiction / Classics

Format - Hardcover

Condition - Excellent

Listed - A year ago

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Ships From - Florida

Est. Publication Date - Nov 2015

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