Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave (Warbler Classics Annotated Edition)

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave (Warbler Classics Annotated Edition)

by Frederick Douglass
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 10/09/2022

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Frederick Douglass, the renowned nineteenth-century orator, editor, publisher, and statesman, was born into slavery in Maryland and escaped in 1838. He quickly became a national leader of the abolitionist movement to which he contributed an unrivaled body of speeches and writings that challenged America to live up to its founding ideals. In his most famous work, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (1845) he details his path from slavery to freedom in a vivid and engrossing story. The book is both a memoir and a powerful polemic on justice and is considered a foundational text in the creation of American identity. Douglass was larger than life: a principled critic of the United States, a vocal patriot, a mirror to his society, and a prophet of a better future yet to come. He unflinchingly upheld the values of the U.S. Constitution and human rights in ways that resonate for anyone fighting for freedom, equality, and democracy.


This Warbler Classics edition includes a new introduction by Ulrich Baer and an extensive biographical timeline.

ISBN:
9781957240923
9781957240923
Category:
Biography: general
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
10-09-2022
Language:
English
Publisher:
Warbler Classics
Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass was born into slavery in Maryland, 1818. He was separated from his mother as a baby and lived with his grandmother up to the age of eight, when he was sent to live as a house servant, a field hand and then a ship caulker. He escaped to New York in 1838 and seven years later published Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an autobiography of his life as a slave, which became an instant bestseller.

Douglass rose to fame as a powerful orator and spent the rest of his life campaigning for equality. He became a national leader of the abolitionist movement, a consultant to Abraham Lincoln in the civil rights movement and a passionate supporter of the women’s rights movement. He died in 1895.

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