Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave By Frederick Douglass This new translation—the first in

This new translation—the first in English in more than twenty-five years—is by New York Times Book Review critic Liesl Schillinger and features an introduction by Julie Kavanagh

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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave By Frederick Douglass This new translation—the first inThe preeminent American slave narrative first published in 1845, Frederick Douglasss Narrative powerfully details the life of the abolitionist from his birth into slavery in 1818 to his escape to the North in 1838, how he endured the daily physical and spiritual brutalities of his owners and driver, how he learned to read and write, and how he grew into a man who could only live free or die. In addition to Douglasss classic autobiography, this new