| My Bondage and My Freedom Contributor(s): Douglass, Frederick (Author), Smith, John David (Introduction by), Smith, John David (Notes by) |
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ISBN: 0140439188 ISBN-13: 9780140439182 Publisher: Penguin Group OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2003 Annotation: Written ten years following his legal emancipation, and during his career as a speaker and newspaper editor, Douglass's second autobiography reveals a mature and complex man with a deepened commitment to the fight for equal rights. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Biography & Autobiography | Adventurers & Explorers - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2002028992 |
| Lexile Measure: 1210 |
| Series: Penguin Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.05" W x 7.8" (0.67 lbs) 432 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ex-slave Frederick Douglass's second autobiography-written after ten years of reflection following his legal emancipation in 1846 and his break with his mentor William Lloyd Garrison-catapulted Douglass into the international spotlight as the foremost spokesman for American blacks, both freed and slave. Written during his celebrated career as a speaker and newspaper editor, My Bondage and My Freedom reveals the author of the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (1845) grown more mature, forceful, analytical, and complex with a deepened commitment to the fight for equal rights and liberties. Edited with an Introduction and Notes by John David Smith |