{"product_id":"narrative-of-the-life-of-frederick-douglass-frederick-douglass-mass-market-paperbound","title":"Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass -- Frederick Douglass, Mass Market Paperbound","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrederick Douglass's dramatic autobiographical account of his early life as a slave in America.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn into a life of bondage, Frederick Douglass secretly taught himself to read and write. It was a crime punishable by death, but it resulted in one of the most eloquent indictments of slavery ever recorded. His gripping narrative takes us into the fields, cabins, and manors of pre-Civil War plantations in the South and reveals the daily terrors he suffered. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Written more than a century and a half ago by a Black man who went on to become a famous orator, U.S. minister to Haiti, and leader of his people, this timeless classic still speaks directly to our age. It is a record of savagery and inhumanity that goes far to explain why America still suffers from the great injustices of the past. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eWith an Introduction by Peter J. Gomes \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eand an Afterword by Gregory Stephens\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frederick Douglass\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Signet Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/07\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.60h x 4.10w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780451529947\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAge Range:\u003c\/b\u003e 18-UP\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e76092 \/ Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Paperback Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2005 pg. 63\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrederick Douglass, \u003c\/b\u003e born around 1817, was the son of an African-American woman and a white slaveholder. Brilliant and brave, Douglass once led a minor insurrection against his masters--but unlike the famous Nat Turner, Douglass escaped his venture alive. While still a young man he fled, hungry and hunted, to the North, where he was befriended by abolitionists. His dramatic autobiography was published in 1845, creating a sensation and spurring Douglass's career as a militant, uncompromising leader of African-Americans. He recruited African-American volunteers for the Civil War and later secured and protected the rights of the freemen. Douglass later became secretary of the Santo Domingo Commission, Recorder of Deeds in the District of Columbia, and United States Minister to Haiti. He died in 1895. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePeter J. Gomes\u003c\/b\u003e was the minister at Memorial Church at Harvard University from 1974 until his death in 2011. Among his many books are \u003ci\u003eThe Good Book: Reading the Bible with Mind and Heart\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStrength for the Journey: Biblical Wisdom for Daily Living.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eGregory Stephens\u003c\/b\u003e is Lecturer of Cultural Studies and Film in the Department of Literature in English, University of West Indies--Mona. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eOn Racial Frontiers: The New Culture of Frederick Douglass, Ralph Ellison, and Bob Marley. \u003c\/i\u003ePreviously he was an award-winning songwriter and journalist in Austin and Laredo, Texas, as well as a bilingual public school teacher (Spanish\/English). He lives in Kingston, Jamaica.","brand":"Frederick Douglass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49626289144036,"sku":"9780451529947","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9780451529947.jpg?v=1786434198","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/narrative-of-the-life-of-frederick-douglass-frederick-douglass-mass-market-paperbound","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}