Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, an American slave
By: written by Himself. Ed. with an introduction by Houston A. Baker, Jr
Contributors: Douglass, Frederick
Edition: repr.
Series: Penguin classics
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 1986
Place of publication: London [u.a.]
Language: und; eng
Number of pages: 159
ISBN-13: 9780140390124
Description: This volume is a memoir written by famous American orator and ex-slave, Frederick Douglass (1818-1895). This work is generally held to be the most famous of a number of narratives written by former slaves during the same period. In factual detail, the text describes the events of Douglass' life and is considered to be one of the most influential pieces of literature to fuel the abolitionist movement of the early 19th century in the United States, recounting Douglass' life as a slave and his ambition to become a free man.