| The Frederick Douglass Papers: Series Two: Autobiographical Writings, Volume 2: My Bondage and My Freedom Contributor(s): Douglass, Frederick (Author), Blassingame, John W. (Editor), McKivigan, John R. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0300091737 ISBN-13: 9780300091731 Publisher: Yale University Press OUR PRICE: $108.90 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2003 Annotation: With the publication of My Bondage and My Freedom in August 1855, former Maryland slave Frederick Douglass became the first black person to join a very select company of Americans to publish a second and entirely new autobiography. In the decade that had elapsed since Douglass wrote Narrative, he had become an accomplished journalist, adopted philosophical and political principles that would have been heretical in 1845, and risen to key leadership positions in the northern free black and American reform communities. This new edition of My Bondage and My Freedom, with a substantial introduction and extensive annotations, enables both scholars and general readers to appreciate a remarkable instance of the art of autobiography as well as a milestone in African-American intellectual achievement. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - General - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Biography & Autobiography | Historical |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2003005833 |
| Lexile Measure: 1210 |
| Series: Frederick Douglas Papers |
| Physical Information: 1.55" H x 6.2" W x 9.66" (2.14 lbs) 528 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: With the publication of My Bondage and My Freedom in August 1855, former Maryland slave Frederick Douglass became the first black person to join a very select company of Americans to publish a second and entirely new autobiography. In the decade that had elapsed since Douglass wrote Narrative, he had become an accomplished journalist, adopted philosophical and political principles that would have been heretical in 1845, and risen to key leadership positions in the northern free black and American reform communities. |