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Title: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Condition: New
EAN: 9781513264530
ISBN: 9781513264530
Publisher: Graphic Arts Books
Format: Paperback
Release Date: 14/01/2021
Item Height: 203mm
Item Length: 127mm
Author: Frederick Douglass
Contributor: Mint Editions (Contributions by)
Language: English
Description: First appearing in 1845 The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, with its painfully vivid depiction of life in bondage, was both a bestseller in its day and one of the most powerful, authoritative texts lending support to the abolitionist movement. The author traces his life from an infant born into slavery and taken from his mother at birth, to a displaced child hungry for knowledge, to an abused and beaten laborer seeking freedom and a chance to marry the woman he loved. Offering bright, cameo glimpses into a world that should not be forgotten, Douglass chronicles both the cruel violence of a system that saw him as little more than livestock, and the brighter moments of success, of courageous support from friends and allies. Initially greeted by some with doubt that it could have been written by a black man and former slave, the book had a profound effect on American society, making the author something of a celebrity and his cause less an abstract ideal and more of an urgent human concern. Solemn, powerful and passionate The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is more than an important historical document—it is a personal account of striving for human freedom in a world where the author was regarded as neither free nor human.With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is both modern and readable.
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Book Series: Mint Editions
Genre: Biography
Release Year: 2021

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