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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
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quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass encompasses eleven
chapters that recount Douglass's life as a slave and his ambition
to become a free man. In factual detail, the text describes the
events of his life and is considered to be one of the most
influential pieces of literature to fuel the abolitionist of the
early 19th century in the United States.
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of
best-loved, essential classics. You have seen how a man was made a
slave; you shall see how a slave was made a man. Born into slavery
during the early nineteenth century, Frederick Douglass escaped to
freedom before he was twenty-one years old. From the moment he
arrived in New York City, he felt a need to tell his story, one
that mirrored so many people still enslaved in the South with no
hope of escape. As an orator and preacher, Douglass was an
abolitionist, supporter of women's suffrage and staunch defender of
equality for all. In his first autobiographical work, published in
1845, The Narrative of Frederick Douglass describes how he went
from slave to a free man.
"We've railed against injustice for decade upon decade, a lifetime
of struggle and progress and enlightenment that we see etched in
Fredrick Douglass's mighty, leonine gaze." -Barack Obama "My
Bondage and my Freedom, besides giving a fresh impulse to
antislavery literature, shows upon its pages the untiring industry
of the ripe scholar."-William Wells Brown My Bondage and my Freedom
(1845), a classic of American History writing and one of the most
influential and ennobling autobiographies ever written, was
composed while Fredrick Douglas was at his heights as an orator and
writer. At the time of writing, Douglass had also reached the
pinnacle of his work as a leader in the abolitionist movement and
as an influential newspaper publisher. This incisive and eloquent
book is at once an extraordinary story of resilience and a
meditation on power, education, and freedom. The depictions of
Fredrick Douglass's early life on a Maryland slave plantation, the
series of relocations and abuses under various overseers, and his
eventual freedom are an extraordinarily vivid portrait of the
United States leading up to the beginning of the Civil War. My
Bondage and my Freedom is a brilliant account of a singular life
and as well as a scathing reproach to one of the darkest episodes
of American history. With an eye-catching new cover, and
professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of My Bondage and
my Freedom is both modern and readable.
Frederick Douglass' 1845 Narrative is accompanied by a preface and
explanatory footnotes. Included are contemporary perspectives,
along with essays, a chronology and bibliography.
First appearing in 1845 The Narrative of the Life of Frederick
Douglass, with its painfully vivid depiction of life in bondage,
was both a bestseller in its day and one of the most powerful,
authoritative texts lending support to the abolitionist movement.
The author traces his life from an infant born into slavery and
taken from his mother at birth, to a displaced child hungry for
knowledge, to an abused and beaten laborer seeking freedom and a
chance to marry the woman he loved. Offering bright, cameo glimpses
into a world that should not be forgotten, Douglass chronicles both
the cruel violence of a system that saw him as little more than
livestock, and the brighter moments of success, of courageous
support from friends and allies. Initially greeted by some with
doubt that it could have been written by a black man and former
slave, the book had a profound effect on American society, making
the author something of a celebrity and his cause less an abstract
ideal and more of an urgent human concern. Solemn, powerful and
passionate The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is more
than an important historical document-it is a personal account of
striving for human freedom in a world where the author was regarded
as neither free nor human. With an eye-catching new cover, and
professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of The Narrative of
the Life of Frederick Douglass is both modern and readable.
What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July? (1852) is a novella by
Frederick Douglass. Having escaped from slavery in the South at a
young age, Frederick Douglass became a prominent orator and
autobiographer who spearheaded the American abolitionist movement
in the mid-nineteenth century. In this famous speech, published
widely in pamphlet form after it was given to a meeting of the
Rochester Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society on July 5th, 1852, Douglass
exposes the hypocrisy of America's claim to Christian and
democratic ideals in spite of its legacy of enslavement. Personal
and political, Douglass' speech helped inspire the burgeoning
abolitionist movement, which fought tirelessly for emancipation in
the decades leading up to the American Civil War. "What have I, or
those I represent, to do with your national independence? Are the
great principles of political freedom and of natural justice,
embodied in that Declaration of Independence, extended to
us?...What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July? I answer; a
day that reveals to him, more than all other days in the year, the
gross injustice and cruelty to which he is the constant victim."
Drawing upon his own experiences as an escaped slave, Douglass
offers a critique of American independence from the perspective of
those who had never been free within its borders. Hopeful and
courageous, Douglass' voice remains an essential part of our
history, reminding us time and again who we are, who we have been,
and what we can be as a nation. While much of his radical message
has been smoothed over through the passage of time, its
revolutionary truth continues to resonate today. With a beautifully
designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition
of Frederick Douglass' What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July? is
a classic of African American literature reimagined for modern
readers.
First appearing in 1845 The Narrative of the Life of Frederick
Douglass, with its painfully vivid depiction of life in bondage,
was both a bestseller in its day and one of the most powerful,
authoritative texts lending support to the abolitionist movement.
The author traces his life from an infant born into slavery and
taken from his mother at birth, to a displaced child hungry for
knowledge, to an abused and beaten laborer seeking freedom and a
chance to marry the woman he loved. Offering bright, cameo glimpses
into a world that should not be forgotten, Douglass chronicles both
the cruel violence of a system that saw him as little more than
livestock, and the brighter moments of success, of courageous
support from friends and allies. Initially greeted by some with
doubt that it could have been written by a black man and former
slave, the book had a profound effect on American society, making
the author something of a celebrity and his cause less an abstract
ideal and more of an urgent human concern. Solemn, powerful and
passionate The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is more
than an important historical document-it is a personal account of
striving for human freedom in a world where the author was regarded
as neither free nor human. With an eye-catching new cover, and
professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of The Narrative of
the Life of Frederick Douglass is both modern and readable.
The Heroic Slave (1852) is a novella by Frederick Douglass.
Although he is more frequently recognized as prominent orator and
autobiographer who spearheaded the American abolitionist movement,
Douglass published one work of fiction in his lifetime. Inspired by
the 1841 Creole case, in which an enslaved cook and a crew of
nineteen fellow-slaves led a rebellion onboard a ship bound from
Virginia to New Orleans, The Heroic Slave seeks to highlight the
bravery and autonomy of fugitives and revolutionaries who did what
they could to help themselves in the absence of help from their
country. Sitting down for dinner, Mr. Listwell, a white southerner,
is interrupted by a knock at the door. He opens it to find Madison
Washington, a fugitive slave who disappeared without a trace five
years prior. Hesitant at first, Listwell agrees to hear the man
out, and learns that rather than escape to the north, Washington
remained behind to be near his wife and children, hiding in the
wilderness the whole time. Moved by his tragic story, Listwell
provides him clothes and supplies, and encourages him to head for
Canada. Sometime later, he sees a slave gang headed for market, and
identifies Washington in chains. Before they part ways once more,
perhaps forever, Listwell purchases a set of files and manages to
get them to Washington, who remains determined to fight for his
freedom until the bitter end. With a beautifully designed cover and
professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Frederick
Douglass' The Heroic Slave is a classic of African American
literature reimagined for modern readers.
"We've railed against injustice for decade upon decade, a lifetime
of struggle and progress and enlightenment that we see etched in
Fredrick Douglass's mighty, leonine gaze." -Barack Obama "My
Bondage and my Freedom, besides giving a fresh impulse to
antislavery literature, shows upon its pages the untiring industry
of the ripe scholar."-William Wells Brown My Bondage and my Freedom
(1845), a classic of American History writing and one of the most
influential and ennobling autobiographies ever written, was
composed while Fredrick Douglas was at his heights as an orator and
writer. At the time of writing, Douglass had also reached the
pinnacle of his work as a leader in the abolitionist movement and
as an influential newspaper publisher. This incisive and eloquent
book is at once an extraordinary story of resilience and a
meditation on power, education, and freedom. The depictions of
Fredrick Douglass's early life on a Maryland slave plantation, the
series of relocations and abuses under various overseers, and his
eventual freedom are an extraordinarily vivid portrait of the
United States leading up to the beginning of the Civil War. My
Bondage and my Freedom is a brilliant account of a singular life
and as well as a scathing reproach to one of the darkest episodes
of American history. With an eye-catching new cover, and
professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of My Bondage and
my Freedom is both modern and readable.
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