Frederick Douglass
William S McFeely
(Author)
Description
Born into but escaped from slavery, Frederick Douglass--orator, journalist, autobiographer; revolutionary on behalf of a just America--was a towering figure, at once consummately charismatic and flawed. His Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (1845) galvanized the antislavery movement and is one of the truly seminal works of African-American literature. In this Lincoln Prize- winning biography, William S. McFeely captures the many sides of Douglass-- his boyhood on the Chesapeake; his self-education; his rebellion and rising expectations; his marriage, affairs, and intense friendships; his bitter defeat and transcendent courage--and re-creates the high drama of a turbulent era.
Product Details
Price
$19.95
$18.55
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Publish Date
June 13, 2017
Pages
560
Dimensions
5.4 X 8.2 X 0.9 inches | 0.8 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780393354423
About the Author
William S. McFeely is Abraham Baldwin Professor of the Humanities, Emeritus, at the University of Georgia. He is the author of Yankee Stepfather: General O. O. Howard and the Freedmen; Grant: A Biography, for which he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize and the Parkman Prize; Frederick Douglass, which received the Lincoln Prize; Sapelo's People: A Long Walk into Freedom; and Proximity to Death.
Reviews
Stunning. . . . This illuminating portrait dispenses with the myths.
A masterpiece....[W]ill rightfully assume its place as the standard biography of a truly great figure in the nation's past.
Absolutely nonpareil. . . . This biography--tender and critical, respectful yet observant--presents a character of Frederick Douglass that is more thoroughly human than seemed possible in careful scholarship.--Nell Irvin Painter
Compelling. . . . Suggests that the Age of Douglass was this nation's greatest epoch. . . . What a time. What a book.--Ishmael Reed
A masterpiece....[W]ill rightfully assume its place as the standard biography of a truly great figure in the nation's past.
Absolutely nonpareil. . . . This biography--tender and critical, respectful yet observant--presents a character of Frederick Douglass that is more thoroughly human than seemed possible in careful scholarship.--Nell Irvin Painter
Compelling. . . . Suggests that the Age of Douglass was this nation's greatest epoch. . . . What a time. What a book.--Ishmael Reed
