Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, an American slave
(Book)
Author:
Contributors:
Blight, David W., editor.
Published:
Boston : Bedford / St. Martin's, [2017].
Format:
Book
Edition:
Third edition.
Physical Desc:
xiv, 188 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Lexile measure:
1080L
Status:
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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Location
Call Number
Status
Mitchell College Book Stacks
E449 .D749 2017
On Shelf
New London Adult Non Fiction
B DOUGLASS
On Shelf
West Haven Main Reference
REF 973.8092 BLIGHT
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More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
1319048897, 9781319048891
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 7.9, 7 Points
Level 7.9, 7 Points
Lexile measure:
1080
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,7.9,7,76092.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Douglass, F., & Blight, D. W. (2017). Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, an American slave. Third edition. Bedford / St. Martin's.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 and David W., Blight. 2017. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave. Bedford / St. Martin's.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 and David W., Blight, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave. Bedford / St. Martin's, 2017.
MLA Citation (style guide)Douglass, Frederick, and David W. Blight. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave. Third edition. Bedford / St. Martin's, 2017.
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| 505 | 0 | |a Foreword -- Preface -- Part 1. Introduction: "A psalm of freedom" -- Part 2. Narrative of the life Frederick Douglass, an American slave written by himself. Preface by William Lloyd Garrison, May 1, 1845 ; Letter from Wendell Phillips, Esq., April 22, 1845 ; Chapters I-XI ; Appendix -- Part 3. Related documents. 1. Caleb Bingham, Dialogue between a master and a slave, 1797 ; 2. Margaret Fuller, Review of Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, an American slave, June 10, 1845 ; 3. Ephraim Peabody, Narratives of fugitive slaves, July 1849 ; 4. Nathaniel P. Rogers, Southern slavery and northern religion : two addresses, February 11, 1844 ; 5. Frederick Douglass, My slave experience in Maryland, May 6, 1845 ; 6. Frederick Douglass, Letter to William Lloyd Garrison, September 1, 1845 ; 7. Frederick Douglass, What to the slave is the Fourth of July?, July 5, 1852 -- Appendixes. A Frederick Douglass chronology (1818-1895) ; Questions for consideration ; Selected bibliography | |
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