The book, which marked the beginning of Douglass’s career as an impassioned writer, journalist, and orator for the abolitionist cause, reveals the terrors he faced as a slave, the brutalities of his owners and overseers, and his harrowing escape to the North. In 1845, just seven years after his escape from slavery, the young Douglass published this powerful account of his life as a slave and his triumph over oppression. The autobiography of Frederick Douglass (1818–1895), Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, is widely regarded as a classic of American nineteenth-century history, of African-American studies, and of literature. It is exceptional.”-Nancy Hewitt, Distinguished Professor Emerita, Rutgers University “This edition is the most valuable teaching tool on slavery and abolition available today. The powerful story of slavery that has become a classic of American autobiography, in an authoritative edition
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