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Language
English
Description
First published in 1845, the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is the memoir of former slave turned abolitionist. The story recounts Douglass's life from early childhood growing up in Maryland as a slave to his eventual escape to the North. Learning to read and write served him well, as he would eventually use it to document the civil injustices of slavery in 19th century America and to craft his impassioned oratories against it.
Author
Series
Refiner's fire volume Book 1
Publisher
Bethany House Publishers
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 23
Language
English
Description
During the Civil War, Caroline Fletcher, the daughter of a wealthy slaveholding family, is drawn into the abolitionist movement, where she is confronted with the risks and sacrifices her beliefs entail.
Author
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xxiii, 304 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the life of a former slave to James and Dolley Madison, tracing his early years on their plantation, his service in the White House household staff and post-emancipation achievements as a memoirist.
Author
Series
The saddler's legacy volume 1
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
395 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Mariner Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
xviii, 330 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Recounts the story of the fascinating, fraught relationship between Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, and Maria Weston Chapman, and how its breakup led to the success of America's most important social movement.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"No one knows where the term Underground Railroad came from--there were no trains or tracks, only "conductors" who helped escaping slaves to freedom. Including real stories about "passengers" on the "Railroad," this book chronicles slaves' close calls with bounty hunters, exhausting struggles on the road, and what they sacrificed for freedom. With 80 black-and-white illustrations throughout and a sixteen-page black-and-white photo insert, the Underground...