Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is a memoir and treatise on abolition written by famous orator and ex-slave, Frederick Douglass. It is generally held to be the most famous of a number of narratives written by former slaves during the same period. In factual detail, the text describes the events of his life and is considered to be one of the most influential pieces of literature to fuel the abolitionist movement of the early 19th century in the United States.
Language: English
Published in: 1845
Word count: 40,301 words (≈ about 3 hours)
Source: http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/23
Copyright: Public Domain
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