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- ISBN
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Barnes & Noble, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1593080417
ISBN-13
9781593080419
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30980827
Product Key Features
Book Title
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass : an American Slave
Number of Pages
160 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Cultural Heritage, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Historical
Publication Year
2005
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Book Series
Barnes and Noble Classics Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.4 in
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2003-108031
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
973.8/092 B
Synopsis
&&LINarrative of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave&&L/I, by &&LBFrederick Douglass&&L/B, is part of the &&LIBarnes & Noble Classics&&L/I&&LI &&L/Iseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of &&LIBarnes & Noble Classics&&L/I: New introductions commissioned from today''s top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader''s viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriate All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. &&LIBarnes & Noble Classics &&L/Ipulls together a constellation of influences--biographical, historical, and literary--to enrich each reader''s understanding of these enduring works. No book except perhaps &&LIUncle Tom''s Cabin&&L/I had as powerful an impact on the abolitionist movement as &&LINarrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass&&L/I. But while Stowe wrote about imaginary characters, Douglass''s book is a record of his own remarkable life. &&LPBorn a slave in 1818 on a plantation in Maryland, Douglass taught himself to read and write. In 1845, seven years after escaping to the North, he published &&LINarrative&&L/I, the first of three autobiographies. This book calmly but dramatically recounts the horrors and the accomplishments of his early years--the daily, casual brutality of the white masters; his painful efforts to educate himself; his decision to find freedom or die; and his harrowing but successful escape. &&LPAn astonishing orator and a skillful writer, Douglass became a newspaper editor, a political activist, and an eloquent spokesperson for the civil rights of African Americans. He lived through the Civil War, the end of slavery, and the beginning of segregation. He was celebrated internationally as the leading black intellectual of his day, and his story still resonates in ours.&&L/P&&LP&&LBRobert O''Meally&&L/B is Zora Neale Hurston Professor of Literature at Columbia University and the Director of Columbia University''s Center for Jazz Studies. He wrote the introduction and notes to the Barnes & Noble classics edition of &&LIThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn&&L/I.&&L/P, Narrative of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave , by Frederick Douglass, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics: New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriate All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influences--biographical, historical, and literary--to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works. No book except perhaps Uncle Tom's Cabin had as powerful an impact on the abolitionist movement as Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass . But while Stowe wrote about imaginary characters, Douglass's book is a record of his own remarkable life. Born a slave in 1818 on a plantation in Maryland, Douglass taught himself to read and write. In 1845, seven years after escaping to the North, he published Narrative, the first of three autobiographies. This book calmly but dramatically recounts the horrors and the accomplishments of his early years--the daily, casual brutality of the white masters; his painful efforts to educate himself; his decision to find freedom or die; and his harrowing but successful escape. An astonishing orator and a skillful writer, Douglass became a newspaper editor, a political activist, and an eloquent spokesperson for the civil rights of African Americans. He lived through the Civil War, the end of slavery, and the beginning of segregation. He was celebrated internationally as the leading black intellectual of his day, and his story still resonates in ours.
LC Classification Number
E449.D749 2003b
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