Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave

Frederick Douglass, Ira Dworkin, Ira Dworkin

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Penguin Classics
01 June 2021

Biography: general; General encyclopaedias; American Civil War

Series: Penguin Vitae

The classic African American autobiography and American slave narrative, now a part of the Penguin Vitae series.

A Penguin Classic Hardcover

An updated edition of a classic African American autobiography, with new supplementary materials

A Penguin Vitae Edition

The preeminent American slave narrative first published in 1845, Frederick Douglass'sNarrativepowerfully details the life of the abolitionist 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 driver, how he learned to read and write, and how he grew into a man who could only live free or die. In addition to Douglass's classic autobiography, this new edition also includes his most famous speech ""What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?"" and his only known work of fiction,The Heroic Slave, which was written, in part, as a response to Harriet Beecher Stowe'sUncle Tom's Cabin.

Penguin Classics presents Penguin Vitae, loosely translated as ""Penguin of one's life,"" a deluxe hardcover series featuring a dynamic landscape of classic fiction and nonfiction that has shaped the course of our readers' lives. Penguin Vitae invites readers to find themselves in a diverse world of storytellers, with beautifully designed classic editions of personal inspiration, intellectual engagement, and creative originality.

By: Frederick Douglass
Introduction by: Ira Dworkin
Edited by: Ira Dworkin
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 135mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 301g
ISBN: 9780143134411
ISBN 10: 0143134418
Series: Penguin Vitae
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 01 June 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

FREDERICK DOUGLASS was one of the foremost leaders of the abolitionist movement, which fought to end slavery within the United States in the decades prior to the Civil War. When the American Anti-Slavery Society engaged him on a tour of lectures, he became one of America's first great black speakers. He won world fame with his first autobiography, NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE OF FREDERICK DOUGLAS (1845). Two years later he began publishing an antislavery paper called the North Star. Douglass served as an adviser to President Lincoln during the Civil War and fought for the adoption of constitutional amendments that guaranteed voting rights and other civil liberties for blacks. He is still revered today for his fight against racial injustice.