Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (Signet Classics)

Douglass, Frederick

ISBN 10: 0451529944 / ISBN 13: 9780451529947

Verlag: Signet, 2005

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A well-cared-for item that has seen limited use but remains in great condition. The item is complete, unmarked, and undamaged, but may show some limited signs of wear. Item works perfectly. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine is undamaged. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 4BQM1A0014O0

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Titel: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass ...

Verlag: Signet

Erscheinungsdatum: 2005

Einband: mass_market

Zustand: VeryGood

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La famosa biografía del ex esclavo que se convirtió en un destacado orador, ministro y líder abolicionista ofrece una acusación elocuente de la "peculiar institución" estadounidense de la esclavitud, exponiendo las duras condiciones de vida de los esclavos en las plantaciones del sur antes de la guerra. Reedición. La cobertura puede variar.

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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.