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Douglass, Frederick. 1818-1895.

Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, an American slave / Frederick Douglass. - United States: Penguin Group, c1986. - 159 pages. : portrait ; 20 cm. - Penguin Classics. . - Penguin classics. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 25-27).

This dramatic autobiography of the early life of an American slave was first published in 1845, when its young author had just achieved his freedom. Douglass' eloquence gives a clear indication of the powerful principles that led him to become the first great African-American leader in the United States. The personal account of a fugitive slave's privation and sufferings and his campaigns for Negro emancipation. This dramatic autobiography of the early life of an American slave was first published in 1845, when its young author had just achieved his freedom. Douglass' eloquence gives a clear indication of the powerful principles that led him to become the first great Afro-American leader in the United States.

ISBN: 1415512590

LCCN: 82005371

Subjects--Personal Names:
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Abolitionists--United States--Biography.
African American abolitionists--Biography.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Biographies.
Biographies.

LC Class. No.: E449 / .D749 1982

Dewey Class. No.: 973.8092