Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, an American slave, Frederick Douglass ; edited with an introduction by Ira Dworkin
Type
Label
Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, an American slave, Frederick Douglass ; edited with an introduction by Ira Dworkin
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
resource.biographical
autobiography
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, an American slave
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
850209991
Responsibility statement
Frederick Douglass ; edited with an introduction by Ira Dworkin
Series statement
Penguin classics
Summary
"An updated edition of a classic African American autobiography, with new supplementary materials. The preeminent American slave narrative first published in 1845, Frederick Douglass's Narrative powerfully details the life of the abolitionist from his birth into slavery to his escape to the North in 1838. Douglass tells how he endured the daily physical and spiritual brutalities of his owners and drivers, how he learned to read and write, and how he grew into a man who could only live free or die. In addition to Douglass's classic autobiography, this new edition also includes his most famous speech "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" in its entirety as well as his only known work of fiction, The Heroic Slave, an account of slave rebellion, which was published within a year of Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin"--, Provided by publisher
Table Of Contents
Introduction by Ira Dworkin -- Suggestions for further reading -- A note on the texts -- Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, an American slave -- Appendices. "What to the slave is the Fourth of July?" (1852) ; The heroic slave (1853)