num_pages: 159
description: Alternate-cover edition for ISBN 014039012X / 9780140390124 hereWritten more than a century ago by Frederick Douglass, a former slave who went on to become a famous orator, U.S. minister, and a leader of his people, this masterpiece is one of the most eloquent indictments of slavery ever recorded. Douglass's shocking narrative takes the reader into the world of the South's antebellum plantations and reveals the daily terrors he suffered as a slave, shedding invaluable light on one of the most unjust periods in the history of America.
language: English
title: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
titlecomplete: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
characters: Frederick Douglass
genres: African American, Biography, Classics, History, Autobiography, American History, Race, Nonfiction, Memoir, School
ratings_count: 119294
places: Maryland, The United States of America
series: The Autobiographies, Voices of the African Diaspora
publisher: Penguin Books