Blight, David W.
Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom
- ISBN 13:
- 9781416590323
- author:
- Blight, David W.
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Simon & Schuster
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2019
- Pages:
- 912
- Dimensions:
- 23.5 x 15.6 x 3.8 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Biography, Historical, Biography,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom
This groundbreaking biography tells the story of Frederick Douglass, one of the most important African Americans of the 19th century. Born into slavery in Baltimore, Maryland, Douglass escaped to become a renowned orator and leading abolitionist.
David Blight's meticulously researched biography draws on new information from private collections and recently discovered issues of Douglass's newspapers, offering a deeply engaging portrait of his life, including his two marriages and complex extended family. A fascinating and absorbing account that sheds light on the complexities of Douglass's time.
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