Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave - Brossura

Douglass, Frederick

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ISBN 10: 0451529944 ISBN 13: 9780451529947

Casa editrice: Penguin Publishing Group, 2005

Riassunto

La famosa biografia dell'ex schiavo che divenne un eccezionale oratore, ministro e leader abolizionista offre un'eloquente accusa contro la "particolare istituzione" americana della schiavitù, esponendo le dure condizioni di vita degli schiavi nelle piantagioni del sud anteguerra. Ristampa. La copertura può variare .

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Frederick Douglass, born around 1817, was the son of an African-American woman and a white slaveholder. Brilliant and brave, Douglass once led a minor insurrection against his masters—but unlike the famous Nat Turner, Douglass escaped his venture alive. While still a young man he fled, hungry and hunted, to the North, where he was befriended by abolitionists. His dramatic autobiography was published in 1845, creating a sensation and spurring Douglass’s career as a militant, uncompromising leader of African-Americans. He recruited African-American volunteers for the Civil War and later secured and protected the rights of the freemen. Douglass later became secretary of the Santo Domingo Commission, Recorder of Deeds in the District of Columbia, and United States Minister to Haiti. He died in 1895.
 
Peter J. Gomes was the minister at Memorial Church at Harvard University from 1974 until his death in 2011. Among his many books are The Good Book: Reading the Bible with Mind and Heart and Strength for the Journey: Biblical Wisdom for Daily Living.
 
Gregory Stephens is Lecturer of Cultural Studies and Film in the Department of Literature in English, University of West Indies—Mona. He is the author of On Racial Frontiers: The New Culture of Frederick Douglass, Ralph Ellison, and Bob Marley. Previously he was an award-winning songwriter and journalist in Austin and Laredo, Texas, as well as a bilingual public school teacher (Spanish/English). He lives in Kingston, Jamaica.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Penguin Publishing Group
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0451529944
• ISBN 13: 9780451529947
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 161
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile