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Frederick Douglass
William S. McFeely
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Description for Frederick Douglass
Paperback. "A masterpiece..[W]ill rightfully assume its place as the standard biography of a truly great figure in the nation's past." -New York Newsday Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JFSL3; KNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Born into but escaped from slavery, Frederick Douglass-orator, journalist, autobiographer; revolutionary on behalf of a just America-was a towering figure, at once consummately charismatic and flawed. His Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (1845) galvanised the antislavery movement and is one of the truly seminal works of African-American literature. In this Lincoln Prize- winning biography, William S. McFeely captures the many sides of Douglass- his boyhood on the Chesapeake; his self-education; his rebellion and rising expectations; his marriage, affairs, and intense friendships; his bitter defeat and transcendent courage-and re-creates the high drama of a turbulent era.
Born into but escaped from slavery, Frederick Douglass-orator, journalist, autobiographer; revolutionary on behalf of a just America-was a towering figure, at once consummately charismatic and flawed. His Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (1845) galvanised the antislavery movement and is one of the truly seminal works of African-American literature. In this Lincoln Prize- winning biography, William S. McFeely captures the many sides of Douglass- his boyhood on the Chesapeake; his self-education; his rebellion and rising expectations; his marriage, affairs, and intense friendships; his bitter defeat and transcendent courage-and re-creates the high drama of a turbulent era.
Product Details
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
560
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393354423
SKU
V9780393354423
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About William S. McFeely
William S. McFeely is Abraham Baldwin Professor of the Humanities, Emeritus, at the University of Georgia. He is the author of Yankee Stepfather: General O. O. Howard and the Freedmen; Grant: A Biography, for which he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize and the Parkman Prize; Frederick Douglass, which received the Lincoln Prize; Sapelo's People: A Long Walk into Freedom; and ... Read more
Reviews for Frederick Douglass
A detailed, finely written portrait of the imposing 19th-century leader.
David Levering Lewis - The New York Times Book Review Stunning... This illuminating portrait dispenses with the myths.
Financial Times Absolutely nonpareil...
Nell Irvin Painter - The Boston Globe Compelling... Suggests that the Age of Douglass was this nation's greatest epoch... ... Read more
David Levering Lewis - The New York Times Book Review Stunning... This illuminating portrait dispenses with the myths.
Financial Times Absolutely nonpareil...
Nell Irvin Painter - The Boston Globe Compelling... Suggests that the Age of Douglass was this nation's greatest epoch... ... Read more