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Autore: | Douglass Frederick <1818-1895, > |
Titolo: | Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass : an American slave / / Frederick Douglass ; cover design by Andrea Worthington |
Pubblicazione: | New York, New York : , : Open Road Integrated Media, , 2014 |
1845 | |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (196 p.) |
Disciplina: | 973.8092 |
Soggetto topico: | Abolitionists - United States |
African American abolitionists | |
Persona (resp. second.): | WorthingtonAndrea |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Title Page; PREFACE; LETTER FROM WENDELL PHILLIPS, ESQ.; FREDERICK DOUGLASS; CHAPTER I; CHAPTER II; CHAPTER III; CHAPTER IV; CHAPTER V; CHAPTER VI; CHAPTER VII; CHAPTER VIII; CHAPTER IX; CHAPTER X; CHAPTER XI; APPENDIX; Copyright |
Sommario/riassunto: | A dramatic autobiography and powerful firsthand account of slavery, written by America's most influential abolitionist First published in 1845, Narrativeof the Life of Frederick Douglass is an eye-opening depiction of American slavery. Part autobiography, part human-rights treatise, it describes the everyday horrors inflicted on captive laborers, as well as the strength and courage needed to survive. Born into slavery on a Maryland plantation in 1818, Frederick Douglass spent years secretly teaching himself to read and write-a crime for which he risked life and limb. After two failed escape |
Titolo autorizzato: | Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass |
ISBN: | 1-4976-9113-3 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910787131203321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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