Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American slave. Written by himself.

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GLC#
GLC05117
Type
Books & pamphlets
Date
1846
Author/Creator
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
Title
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American slave. Written by himself.
Place Written
Wortley, England
Pagination
1 v. : 170 p. : Height: 19 cm, Width: 11.6 cm
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
Slavery & Anti-slavery

One book titled Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American slave. Written by himself by Frederick Douglass dated 1846. This is the third English edition, and contains a frontispiece print of Douglass. It was printed by Joseph Barker. Includes a preface to the second Dublin edition, preface to the first American edition, and a letter from Wendell Phillips (April 22, 1845).
The narrative is followed by an appendix and "American Slavery," a "Report of a public meeting held at Finsbury Chapel, Moorfields, to receive Frederick Douglass" (May 22, 1846). The last pages contain information on the American Anti-Slavery Society for the "Friends of the Slave."
The book is a memoir and treatise on abolition written by African-American orator and former slave Frederick Douglass during his time in Lynn, Massachusetts. It comprises eleven chapters that recount Douglass's life as a slave and his quest for freedom.

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