| My Bondage and My Freedom: Part I. Life as a Slave. Part II. Life as a Freeman. Contributor(s): Douglass, Frederick (Author), Wright, John S. (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0743460596 ISBN-13: 9780743460590 Publisher: Atria Books OUR PRICE: $25.60 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2003 Annotation: Frederick Douglass (1817-1895) was born into slavery by a slave mother and an unknown father. At the age of eight, he started to educate himself with the help of his master's wife. In 1838, he fled Baltimore for the north. There he soon became a noted author and speaker on slavery. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - African American & Black - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Political Science | Civil Rights |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2004266890 |
| Lexile Measure: 1210 |
| Physical Information: 1.09" H x 5.32" W x 8.26" (0.70 lbs) 416 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Topical - Black History |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: My Bondage and My Freedom is the second of three published autobiographies from one of the most brilliant and eloquent abolitionists and human rights activists in American history. The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave was published ten years before in 1845, while The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass was published twenty-five years later. |