Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave: A Penguin Enriched eBook Classic

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave: A Penguin Enriched eBook Classic Review

For anyone wanting a good, quick, historical/non-fiction ebook to read in less than a day, then this ebook is definitely for you. Although, be warned, this is no substitute for the literature that Frederick Douglass wrote himself. This ebook provides a good, short synopsis of his life. Hey, my suggestion to anyone thinking about reading this would be to download it and read it when your either commuting, waiting for an appointment, in a coffee shop, or just hanging out in the park on a nice sunny day. Enjoy everyone and thanks Amazon!

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave: A Penguin Enriched eBook Classic Overview

Published in 1845, this pre-eminent American slave narrative powerfully details the life of the internationally famous abolitionist Frederick Douglass from his birth into slavery in 1818 to his escape to the North in 1838-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.

Enriched eBook Features Editors Houston Baker and Derrick R. Spiresprovides the following specially commissioned features for this Enriched eBook Classic:

* Chronology

* Nineteenth-Century Reviews and Responses

* Further Reading

* Day in a Slave-s Life

* Sorrow Songs and Sheet Music

* -The Church and Prejudice- (1841)

* Introduction to -Oration,- or -The Meaning of theFourth of July for the Negro-

* -The Meaning of the Fourth of July for the Negro-(1852)

* Introduction to -The Heroic Slave-

* -The Heroic Slave- (1853)

* -My Escape from Slavery- (1881)

* Douglass Sites to Visit in the United States

* Portraits and Illustrations

* Enriched eBook Notes

The enriched eBook format invites readers to go beyond the pages of these beloved works and gain more insight into the life and times of an author and the period in which the book was originally written for a rich reading experience.

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