Overview
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.
Full Product Details
Author: William S. McFeely (University of Georgia)
Publisher: WW Norton & Co
Imprint: WW Norton & Co
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 2.80cm
, Length: 20.80cm
Weight: 0.430kg
ISBN: 9780393354423
ISBN 10: 0393354423
Pages: 560
Publication Date: 14 July 2017
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
"""A detailed, finely written portrait of the imposing 19th-century leader."" -- David Levering Lewis - The New York Times Book Review ""Stunning... This illuminating portrait dispenses with the myths."" -- Financial Times ""Absolutely nonpareil…"" -- Nell Irvin Painter - The Boston Globe ""Compelling... Suggests that the Age of Douglass was this nation’s greatest epoch... What a time. What a book."" -- Los Angeles Times"
A detailed, finely written portrait of the imposing 19th-century leader. -- David Levering Lewis - The New York Times Book Review Stunning... This illuminating portrait dispenses with the myths. -- Financial Times Absolutely nonpareil... -- Nell Irvin Painter - The Boston Globe Compelling... Suggests that the Age of Douglass was this nation's greatest epoch... What a time. What a book. -- Los Angeles Times
""A detailed, finely written portrait of the imposing 19th-century leader."" -- David Levering Lewis - The New York Times Book Review ""Stunning... This illuminating portrait dispenses with the myths."" -- Financial Times ""Absolutely nonpareil…"" -- Nell Irvin Painter - The Boston Globe ""Compelling... Suggests that the Age of Douglass was this nation’s greatest epoch... What a time. What a book."" -- Los Angeles Times
Author Information
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.
