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“A detailed, finely written portrait of the imposing 19th-century leader.” —David Levering Lewis, New York Times Book Review 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) galvanized 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
ISBN-13: | 9780393354423 |
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Publisher: | Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc. |
Publication date: | 06/13/2017 |
Pages: | 560 |
Product dimensions: | 5.40(w) x 8.10(h) x 1.10(d) |
Lexile: | 1280L (what's this?) |
About the Author
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 Proximity to Death.
Table of Contents
Illustrations xiii
1 Tuckahoe 1
2 Wye House 10
3 Fells Point 26
4 St. Michaels 42
5 The Freeland Farm 52
6 Baltimore 62
7 New Bedford 80
8 Nantucket 93
9 Lynn 98
10 Pendleton 113
11 Cork 129
12 Edinburgh 142
13 4 Alexander Street 159
14 25 Buffalo Street 178
15 South Avenue 201
16 Tremont Street 221
17 Fort Wagner 238
18 Philadelphia 261
19 Mount Vernon 277
20 Kansas 290
21 1507 Pennsylvania Avenue 300
22 Uniontown 318
23 Niagara Falls 333
24 Africa 353
25 Port-au-Prince 364
26 Môle St. Nicolas 377
27 Chicago 391
28 Cedar Hill 408
29 Chesapeake Bay 417
Notes 421
Bibliography 463
Acknowledgments 483
Index 489
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