Book: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Author: Frederick Douglass, 1817?–95 First published: 1845. The original book is in the public domain in the United States and in most, if not all, other countries as well. The experience of FREDERICK DOUGLASS, as a slave, was not a peculiar one; his lot was not especially a hard one; his case may be regarded as a very fair specimen of the treatment of slaves in Maryland, in which State it is conceded that they are better fed and less cruelly treated than in Georgia, Alabama, or Louisiana.

Note on Frederick Douglass, The World of Frederick Douglass and Narrative of th. Douglass began speaking against slavery at abolitionist meetings and soon gained a reputation as a brilliant orator.

Douglass began speaking against slavery at abolitionist meetings and soon gained a reputation as a brilliant orator. In 1841 he began working full-time as an abolitionist lecturer, touring with one of the leading activists of the day, William Lloyd Garrison. Douglass published his first autobiography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, in 1845.

Frederick Douglass, 1818-1895. Funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities supported the electronic publication of this title. LC Subject Headings: Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895. African Americans - Maryland - Biography. African American abolitionists - Biography.

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is an 1845 memoir and treatise on abolition written by famous orator and former slave Frederick Douglass during his time in Lynn, Massachusetts

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is an 1845 memoir and treatise on abolition written by famous orator and former slave Frederick Douglass during his time in Lynn, Massachusetts. It is generally held to be the most famous of a number of narratives written by former slaves during the same period

Douglass published his first autobiography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, in 1845. The book became an immediate sensation and was widely read both in America and abroad.

Douglass published his first autobiography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, in 1845. Its publication, however, jeopardized his freedom by exposing his true identity. To avoid capture as a fugitive slave, Douglass spent the next several years touring and speaking in England and Ireland.

Douglass' description of the cruel conditions of slavery is mind-searing. His analysis of the system which fostered and condoned it shows amazing depth.

Mar 06, 2010 Stephen rated it it was amazing. Douglass' description of the cruel conditions of slavery is mind-searing. He shows that slavery made wretched the lives of the victims but that it also warped the perpetrators, and created a regime This book is not an important historical document to be placed in a glass case and venerated during Black History Month. It should be read by all, regardless of race or creed, as a warning against prejudice and oppression.

The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass . Author: Frederick Douglass.

The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, by Frederick Douglass. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. Release Date: January 10, 2006 Last Updated: November 4, 2012. Produced by An Anonymous Volunteer and David Widger. Note from the original file: This electronic book is being released at this time to honor the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. Narrative of the life of. Frederick douglass.

Frederick Douglass's Narrative is no ordinary autobiography: it's the story of his life from the time he was born a. .

Frederick Douglass's Narrative is no ordinary autobiography: it's the story of his life from the time he was born a slave to the time of his escape to freedom in the North. That's right: Douglass fought against the heinous system of slavery and learned how to read and write, fought against the tyranny of amoral masters, and fled to freedom. A few books were written by ex-slaves in the 1840s and 1850s, but Frederick Douglass's narrative is one of the most important because Douglass addressed some hard hitting philosophical questions. One of his most pressing Q's is: what does it take for the human spirit to be free?

His book, Frederick Douglass' Civil War: Keeping Faith in Jubilee is an award-winning intellectual biography of.The Narrative of Frederick Douglas is a must read for all Americans to embrace OUR flawed but extraordinary history of the United States of America.

His book, Frederick Douglass' Civil War: Keeping Faith in Jubilee is an award-winning intellectual biography of Douglass and a study of the meaning of the Civil War. His work Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory was awarded the Bancroft Prize in American History, the Lincoln Prize, and the Frederick Douglass Prize, as well as four awards from the Organization of American Historians.

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