| My Bondage and My Freedom Contributor(s): Douglass, Frederick (Author) |
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ISBN: 161895153X ISBN-13: 9781618951533 Publisher: Bibliotech Press OUR PRICE: $14.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Adventurers & Explorers - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures |
| Dewey: B |
| Lexile Measure: 1210 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 9" (0.86 lbs) 264 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Black History |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: My Bondage and My Freedom is an autobiographical slave narrative written by Frederick Douglass and published in 1855, discussing in greater detail his transition from bondage to liberty. Douglass, a former slave, following his liberation went on to become a prominent abolitionist, speaker, author, and publisher. In his foreword to the 2003 Modern Library paperback edition, John Stauffer writes: "My Bondage and My Freedom," is] a deep meditation on the meaning of slavery, race, and freedom, and on the power of faith and literacy, as well as a portrait of an individual and a nation a few years before the Civil War." As his narrative unfolds, Frederick Douglass-abolitionist, journalist, orator, and one of the most powerful voices to emerge from the American civil rights movement-transforms himself from slave to fugitive to reformer, leaving behind a legacy of social, intellectual, and political thought. The title includes Douglass's original Appendix, composed of excerpts from the author's speeches as well as a letter he wrote to his former master. |