Douglass, Frederick (1818-1895) The narrative of Frederick Douglass, an American slave. Written by himself.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05117
Author/Creator: Douglass, Frederick (1818-1895)
Place Written: Wortley, England
Type: Book
Date: 1846
Pagination: 1 v. : 170 p. ; 19 x 11.6 cm.
Summary of Content: Third English edition. Contains a frontispiece print of Douglass. Printed by Joseph Barker. Includes a preface to the second Dublin edition, preface to the first American edition, and a letter from Wendell Phillips (22 April 1845). Narrative is followed by an appendix and ”American Slavery,” a ”Report of a public meeting held at Finsbury Chapel, Moorfields, to receive Frederick Douglass” (22 May 1846). Last pages contain information on the American Anti-Slavery Society for the ”Friends of the Slave.”
People: Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895., Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884.
Historical Era: National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Keywords/Subjects: Slave Life;, Slavery;, African American History;, Abolition;, Runaway Slave;, Reform Movement;
Sub Era: Slavery & Anti-slavery
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