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Synopsis
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Synopsis
No book more vividly explains the horror of American slavery and the emotional impetus behind the antislavery movement than Frederick Douglass's Narrative. In an introductory essay, Robert B. Stepto reexamines the extraordinary life and achievement of a man who escaped from slavery to become a leading abolitionist and one of America's most important writers. This text reproduces the first edition, published in Boston in 1845.
About the Author
Robert B. Stepto is Professor of English, African American Studies, and American Studies at Yale University. He is the author of From Behind the Veil: A Study of Afro-American Narrative.
Yale University
Table of Contents
- Introduction: Frederick Douglass Writes His Story by Robert B. Stepto
- Note on the Text
- Chronology of Frederick Douglass’s Life
- Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
- Preface by William Lloyd Garrison (May 1, 1845)
- Letter from Wendell Phillips, Esq. (April 22, 1845)
- Chapters 1–11
- Appendix (April 28, 1845)
- Selected Bibliography