Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, an American slave : written by himself. | Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

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GLC#: GLC06117
Type: Books & pamphlets
Date: 1845
Author/Creator: Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
Title: Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, an American slave : written by himself.
Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts
Pagination: 1 v. : 125 p. : Height: 17.7 cm, Width: 11.9 cm

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First edition of Douglass's first autobiography. Contains an engraving of Douglass opposite title page. Published at the anti-slavery office.

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Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, an American slave : written by himself.