My Bondage and My Freedom: Part I - Life as a Slave, Part II - Life as a Freeman...with an Introduction by Dr.James M'Cune Smith
by Douglass, Frederick
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- first
- Condition
- Publisher's brown cloth, blocked in blind, some chipping at head and tail of spine and worn at edges and corners, repairs to tea
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Ten years later, he heavily revised and expanded his autobiography as the present My Bondage and My Freedom. Almost three times the length of the Narrative, My Bondage provides considerably more detail about Douglass' enslavement and escape and includes events which had occurred between 1845 and 1855 as a free man. Notably, the book also includes an appendix with extracts from some of Douglass notable speeches, including both his famous "Letter to His Old Master" and "What to to the Slave is the Fourth of July." The work also includes a new introduction by African American abolitionist James McCune Smith, whom Douglass described as "the single most important influence" on his life. The book was an instant bestseller, selling around 5,000 copies in two days. Blockson 9717
Synopsis
Ex-slave Frederick Douglass's second autobiography-written after ten years of reflection following his legal emancipation in 1846 and his break with his mentor William Lloyd Garrison-catapulted Douglass into the international spotlight as the foremost spokesman for American blacks, both freed and slave. Written during his celebrated career as a speaker and newspaper editor, My Bondage and My Freedom reveals the author of the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (1845) grown more mature, forceful, analytical, and complex with a deepened commitment to the fight for equal rights and liberties. Edited with an Introduction and Notes by John David Smith"
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- James Cummins Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 368755
- Title
- My Bondage and My Freedom: Part I - Life as a Slave, Part II - Life as a Freeman...with an Introduction by Dr.James M'Cune Smith
- Author
- Douglass, Frederick
- Format/Binding
- Frontispiece, plates. xxxi, 464 pp. With 4pp ads in the rear. 1 vols. 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Publisher's brown cloth, blocked in blind, some chipping at head and tail of spine and worn at edges and corners, repairs to tea
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Miller, Orton and Mulligan. New York: 25 Park Row.-Auburn: 107 Genesee-st
- Place of Publication
- New York and Auburn
- Date Published
- 1855
- Keywords
- African American History | Biography
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana; Literature;
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