I became interested in Frederick Douglass in high school, for the most shallow of reasons: I saw his picture in my history book and thought he was awfully cute. Since then, he pops up here and there throughout my life and whatever I learn about him is fascinating. His narrative is no different. What...
Powerful, eloquent and utterly moving, especially considering it was written by a man who taught himself how to read and write while a slave. The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass regrettably does not go into detail regarding the particulars of Douglass' escape to freedom. Having written h...
Short but worth the visit once you can get past the preface etc etc *yawn*I can do no better than direct you to Jim's review as I heartily concur with all the points he makes, however, certain narratives are not conducive to rating and this is one of those.
can't recommend it highly enough. Some of the surrounding text such as the preface and the appendicies weren't that interesting but in conjunction with Douglass's stirring tale they fit in nicely. However, it isn't the story of Douglass that is so worth the read as it is the effect it has on the rea...
Still a wonderful read, even when you are forced to read a bunch of emancipation narratives all at the same time thanks to an English degree. I read this again in a graduate program and it lost none of its power.
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