Jon Sterngass

Frederick Douglass

Buch

Born a slave in Maryland, Frederick Douglass became one of the best orators and statesmen in America. He worked as a houseboy and a field hand, experiencing some of the harshest conditions of any slave. Although it was unlawful to teach slaves how to read, Douglass learned from neighborhood boys and paid them with food. Seven years after he escaped slavery and moved North, Douglass published the first of his three autobiographies, Narrative of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave. Douglass became a newspaper editor, a political activist, and a representative and spokesperson for the rights of African Americans. He believed in equal rights fo… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-60413-306-6
EAN: 9781604133066
Produktnummer: 4274538
Verlag: Chelsea House Publishers
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
Seitenangabe: 160 S.
Masse: H23.5 cm x B16.5 cm 476 g
Abbildungen: full-colour & black-&-white photographs, bibliography, glossary, sidebars, chronology & timeline, further reading, web sites, index
Gewicht: 476
Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)

Über den Autor

Jon Sterngass, Ph.D., is a freelance writer and former visiting assistant professor at Union College. He is the author of several children's books and numerous textbook chapters. He lives in Saratoga Springs, New York.