Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
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Tags: African American, Autobiography, Biography, Classics, History, Memoir
ISBN-13:9781580495769
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AN AMERICAN SLAVE. WRITTEN BY HIMSELF.
I was born in Tuckahoe, near Hillsborough, and about twelve miles from Easton, in Talbot county, Maryland. I have no accurate knowledge of my age, never having seen any authentic record containing it. By far the larger part of the slaves know as little of ...
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5/5
Reviewed by Sunshiny on May 11, 2009
Put Yourself in a Slave's Place
This was a great book. It showed the horrors and terrorism the early American slave faced daily. Mr. Douglass was intelligent, learned to read, and perserved in gaining his freedom, but I'm not giving it all away. Do read this book. I advanced to two readings one day, I was so enthralled with his story.
5/5
Reviewed by Christiana on May 5, 2009
Heroic!
Heartfelt and powerful. Shocking, sad, tender. A stupendous read.
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Ratings for 'Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass' by Douglass, Frederick
| AliOmar | | 2009-05-17 | |
| books |  | 2009-04-10 | |
| BoulderSue | | 2009-08-15 | |
| cforte | | 2009-06-23 | |
| Christiana | | Read review | 2009-05-05 |
| etucker08 | | 2009-05-14 | |
| readingrat | | 2009-04-06 | |
| Sunshiny | | Read review | 2009-05-11 |
| vglaser | | 2009-10-18 |
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