Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass : an American Slave / Frederick Douglass written by himself ; edited, with an afterword, by Beth Johnson. - West Berlin, N.J. : Townsend Press, c2004. - 122 p. ; cov. ill. : 18 cm. - The Townsend Library . - Townsend Library. .
"Each Townsend Library book has been carefully edited to maintain the original story while updating language and style for today's readers" -- Publisher.
"Frederick Douglass was born a slave, denied an education, and expected to work like a beast of the fields until the day he died. But Douglass's mind and spirit could not be imprisoned. As he secretly learned to read and write, Douglass looked ahead to the day he could escape the chains of slavery. Once free, he wrote this classic of American literature. It is a story that shocked the world with its first-hand account of the horror and brutality of slavery." (Book Cover)
1591940192 9781591940197 (pbk)
2003112998
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895.
Readers for new literates.
High interest-low vocabulary books.
Slaves--United States--Biography.
African American abolitionists--Biography.
Abolitionists--United States--Biography.
E449 / .D749 2004
362.92
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass : an American Slave / Frederick Douglass written by himself ; edited, with an afterword, by Beth Johnson. - West Berlin, N.J. : Townsend Press, c2004. - 122 p. ; cov. ill. : 18 cm. - The Townsend Library . - Townsend Library. .
"Each Townsend Library book has been carefully edited to maintain the original story while updating language and style for today's readers" -- Publisher.
"Frederick Douglass was born a slave, denied an education, and expected to work like a beast of the fields until the day he died. But Douglass's mind and spirit could not be imprisoned. As he secretly learned to read and write, Douglass looked ahead to the day he could escape the chains of slavery. Once free, he wrote this classic of American literature. It is a story that shocked the world with its first-hand account of the horror and brutality of slavery." (Book Cover)
1591940192 9781591940197 (pbk)
2003112998
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895.
Readers for new literates.
High interest-low vocabulary books.
Slaves--United States--Biography.
African American abolitionists--Biography.
Abolitionists--United States--Biography.
E449 / .D749 2004
362.92