Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass: an American slave
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Published:
Cambridge, MA : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2009.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
xxxvi, 125 pages ; 21 cm.
Lexile measure:
1080L
Rating:
1030L
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Description
Born into slavery on a Maryland plantation, Frederick Douglass doesn't know the year of his birth. Separated from his mother in infancy, he sees her only a few times, always at night, before she dies. At the age of seven or eight, Douglass is sent to Baltimore where, for the first time, he is fully clothed and has enough to eat. His new mistress starts teaching him to read, until her furious husband forbids it. Douglass realises then that reading is his path to freedom, and he determines to run away to the Northern United States - whatever the cost. In writing his Narrative, Douglass endangered his freedom by revealing his slave name, the names of his masters and overseers, and the locations of his enslavement. This starkly honest and verifiable account gave new momentum to the abolitionist movement and reamins as shocking today as when it was originally published. This volume also includes eleven selected essays and speeches, including the classic "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?".
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Woodbridge Adult Biography
B DOUGLASS
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Language:
English
ISBN:
0674034015, 9780674034013
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 7.9, 7 Points
Level 7.9, 7 Points
Lexile measure:
1080
Notes
General Note
Originally published: Boston : Anti-slavery Office, 1845.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Target Audience
1030L,Lexile
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Accelerated Reader AR,UG,7.9,7.0,76092.
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Accelerated Reader,UG,7.9,7,76092
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APA Citation (style guide)
Douglass, F., & Stepto, R. B. (2009). Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass: an American slave. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 and Robert B. Stepto. 2009. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 and Robert B. Stepto, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2009.
MLA Citation (style guide)Douglass, Frederick, and Robert B Stepto. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2009.
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