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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave and Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

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ISBN-10: 0345478231

ISBN-13: 9780345478238

Edition: N/A

Authors: Frederick Douglass, Harriet Jacobs, Kwame Anthony Appiah, Harriet Jacobs, Kwame Anthony Appiah

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This Modern Library Paperback Classics edition combines the two most important African American slave narratives into one volume. Frederick Douglass's Narrative, first published in 1845, is an enlightening and incendiary text. Born into slavery, Douglass became the preeminent spokesman for his people during his life; his narrative is an unparalleled account of the dehumanizing effects of slavery and Douglass's own triumph over it. Like Douglass, Harriet Jacobs was born into slavery, and in 1861 she published Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, now recognized as the most comprehensive antebellum slave narrative written by a woman. Jacobs's account broke the silence on the exploitation of…    
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Book details

List price: $6.95
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 12/28/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 464
Size: 4.14" wide x 6.80" long x 0.96" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English