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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave

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4 out of 5
Based on 118,283 Ratings and 6,608 Reviews

Book Description
"I was born in Tuckahoe. I have no accurate knowledge of my age, never having seen any authentic record containing it. By far the larger part of the slaves know as little of their ages as horses know of theirs, and it is the wish of most masters within my knowledge to keep their slaves thus ignorant."

So begins the now-classic personal account of Frederick Douglass (1818-1895), who was born... More
Book Information
PublisherOxford University Press Inc
BindingPaperback (349 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages176
ISBN-100199539073
ISBN-13978-0199539079
Publication Date05/15/2009
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About Frederick Douglass (Author) : Frederick Douglass is a published author of young adult books. Some of the published credits of Frederick Douglass include Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (Unabridged), My Bondage and My F... more
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About Deborah E. McDowell (Editor) : Deborah E. McDowell is a published editor. A published credit of Deborah E. McDowell is Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Oxford World's Classics).
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9/19/2009 Nicole Redmond said: One of the first reads that inspired me to become an English teacher - forced me to look at our world in a different light.
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