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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass [Kindle Edition]

Frederick Douglass (Author)
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"Having consistently used the book for almost a decade, I can say that it remains the most popular of my required books. The introduction places Douglass in a historical context comprehensible to undergraduates and offers students shrewd insights into how he drafted his autobiography."

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This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.
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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 167 KB
  • Print Length: 116 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1453600949
  • Publisher: Public Domain Books (12 Jan 2006)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B000JQU7EO
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,711 Free in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Free in Kindle Store)

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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Paperback
This is a great book, and I feel everyone should read it. Iwasn't forced to read, but I chose to read it on my own in order to better understand the nation's injustices. Douglass' first hand account of slavery is one of the best sources. His writing isn't wordy or difficult to understand, either.

Great man, great book.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By Alison
Format:Paperback
I wanted to read this book, it had been recommended by an American friend who said that it was prescribed reading in US schools. I am writing a book about a mixed race person and wanted to gain some insight into what it was actually like for real people living as slaves on the plantations.
The narrative is extremely well written, had Frederick Douglass had a modern education he may have had an academic career; however Black people would not have had him to speak up for the unbelievable cruelty which slaves had to endure. I knew that slaves were whipped but not to the extent and certainly not in the ways described by him.
The book was excellent in regard to value and I will read it again in the future.
His narrative is such an influence that many Academics have studied it and at the start of the book there are many comments which should be read again after completing the reading of it.
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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Outstanding read 8 Jun 1999
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Format:Paperback
I Read Douglass for an assignment in my college U.S. History class, and was almost dreading opening this book afraid that Douglass would blame every white person for his torment. Instead I found that Douglass knew the difference between the slave owners and the people who were trying to stop the practice. I finished this book in a matter of days, and respect Douglass as the extreamly brave man that he was. The paper I wrote reflected my outrage that such an occurance could have happened in this beautiful country.
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A harrowing account of not just the notion of slavery, but the toll it took on the victims, both emotionally and physically. Read more
Published 28 days ago by M. Ward
must read, best on the psychology of slavery, particularly on owners
This is an absolutely amazing narrative, of the growth of an individual from the most brutish of slave lives to a free man who took pride in his work and his mind, which he then... Read more
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Published 21 months ago by Existentialist.
Love this book
I read this book because I was generally interested in black history and found this book easy to read, informative and generally a good read.
Published 22 months ago by MD
Powerful Testimony
This is a brief life story, written in 1845, by an ex-slave. At the time of writing he was technically an escaped slave. Read more
Published on 24 May 2010 by conjunction
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Published on 28 Mar 2010 by P. Dominique
A Must Have
An amazing story which is to be read by anyone interested in American history. This small book remains long after having been read.
Published on 3 Mar 2009 by Tiffany Malone
This moving story creates an empathy for negro slaves.
This book was moving and a good summer reading book for students like myself in high school.
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I assert most unhesitatingly, that the religion of the south is a mere covering for the most horrid crimes,--a justifier of the most appalling barbarity,--a sanctifier of the most hateful frauds,--and a dark shelter under, which the darkest, foulest, grossest, and most infernal deeds of slaveholders find the strongest protection. &quote;
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I have often been utterly astonished, since I came to the north, to find persons who could speak of the singing, among slaves, as evidence of their contentment and happiness. It is impossible to conceive of a greater mistake. Slaves sing most when they are most unhappy. The songs of the slave represent the sorrows of his heart; and he is relieved by them, only as an aching heart is relieved by its tears. &quote;
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