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Grade 8 Up-Douglass was best known for his unflinching work for the human rights of all blacks in the years before the Civil War. In Burchard's biography, readers see his advocacy and are given a glimpse into his personal life and his work outside the United States to bring equality to blacks (and other oppressed groups) all over the world. Beginning with Douglass's early life with his grandmother, the author takes readers through many of the significant events that shaped the famous orator, including his own escape from slavery when he was 18 and his relationship with Abraham Lincoln. The source notes and lengthy bibliography lend credibility to this biography. Students may struggle with the barrage of names that appear throughout the book, but ultimately, this is a solid resource that enables readers to see the many facets of the subject's personality.
Lynn Evarts, Sauk Prairie High School, Prairie du Sac, WI
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Lynn Evarts, Sauk Prairie High School, Prairie du Sac, WI
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Gr. 7-12. This highly attractive, readable biography weaves together Douglass' dramatic personal story--his youth as a slave, his escape, his world-renown as abolitionist speaker and writer, and his support for women's rights--with a general history of the struggle against slavery through the end of the Civil War. Drawing on the vast scholarship about Douglass and his time, Burchard discusses Douglass' memoirs and also adds to them, including details about Douglass' relationship with John Brown and President Lincoln. On a personal level, he describes Douglass' devotion as a father; his troubled relationship with his first wife, Anna; and the criticism he received when he later married a white woman. Burchard quotes scholars, including Henry Louis Gates Jr., who suggest that the memoirs may not always be entirely accurate, but he points out that they do tell the truth about the anguish of slavery. What this biography shows is the undeniable charisma of the abolitionist whose personal experience enabled him to speak with eloquence and authority. The book design is spacious, with occasional prints and photos, and a detailed bibliographic essay and chapter notes. Hazel Rochman
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ON TUESDAY, August 10, 1841, Frederick Douglass, three years a fugitive from slavery, paced the top deck of the ferry that was taking him from New Bedford to the island of Nantucket. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Frederick Douglass, United States, Eastern Shore, New England, Aaron Anthony, Hugh Auld, Aunt Katy, Thomas Auld, South Carolina, White House, Fells Point, Julia Griffiths, New Bedford, Fort Wagner, Harpers Ferry, Great Britain, Holme Hill Farm, New Orleans, The Liberator, Aunt Betsey, Free Church, Gerrit Smith, Sally Lloyd, Fourth of July New!
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ON TUESDAY, August 10, 1841, Frederick Douglass, three years a fugitive from slavery, paced the top deck of the ferry that was taking him from New Bedford to the island of Nantucket. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Frederick Douglass, United States, Eastern Shore, New England, Aaron Anthony, Hugh Auld, Aunt Katy, Thomas Auld, South Carolina, White House, Fells Point, Julia Griffiths, New Bedford, Fort Wagner, Harpers Ferry, Great Britain, Holme Hill Farm, New Orleans, The Liberator, Aunt Betsey, Free Church, Gerrit Smith, Sally Lloyd, Fourth of July New!
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- Frederick Douglass by Booker T. Washington on 4 pages
- Lincoln and Slavery by Peter Burchard in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Frederick Douglass (Black Americans of Achievement) by Sharman Apt Russell on page 155, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- My Bondage and My Freedom (Penguin Classics) by Frederick Douglass on page 126, page 128, and Back Matter
- Gangs of New York: An Informal History of the Underworld by Herbert Asbury in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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