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LIFE AND TIMES OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS. Written by himself, his early life as a slave and his escape from bondage. Also his connection with the Underground Railroad and covers his relations with John Brown and the Harpers Ferry Raid.

Born in slavery in Maryland in 1817, Frederick Douglass escaped from servitude twenty years later, joined the ranks of abolitionists such as William Lloyd Garrison, Wendell Phillips and John Brown, and devoted a long and fruitful life to the winning of freedom for his people... Read Full Overview

Raised as a plantation slave, Frederick Douglass went on to become a writer, orator, and major participant in the struggle for African-American freedom and equality. In this engrossing narrative he recounts early years of abuse; his dramatic escape to the North and eventual freedom,... Read Full Overview

In 'Life and Times of Frederick Douglass, ' the esteemed abolitionist and statesman Frederick Douglass intricately weaves a powerful autobiographical narrative that chronicles his journey from enslavement to freedom and prominence as a national leader. Douglass employs a vivid,... Read Full Overview

Born in slavery in Maryland in 1817, Frederick Douglass escaped from servitude twenty years later, joined the ranks of abolitionists such as William Lloyd Garrison, Wendell Phillips and John Brown, and devoted a long and fruitful life to the winning of freedom for his people... Read Full Overview

The illustrated version of America's most famous autobiography. Famous orator and former slave Frederick Douglass wrote the Life and Times of Frederick Douglass , an 1845 memoir and treatise on the abolition of slavery. In describing the facts of his life in clear and concise... Read Full Overview

The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass is an autobiographical book written by Frederick Douglass, a renowned African-American abolitionist, orator, and statesman. The book chronicles Douglass' life from his birth into slavery in Maryland in 1818 to his eventual escape to freedom... Read Full Overview