The Lives of Frederick Douglass / / Robert S. Levine.

Frederick Douglass’s changeable sense of his own life story is reflected in his many conflicting accounts of events during his journey from slavery to freedom. Robert S. Levine creates a fascinating collage of this elusive subject—revisionist biography at its best, offering new perspectives on Dougl...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Harvard University Press Complete eBook-Package 2016
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Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2016]
©2016
Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (350 p.) :; 9 halftones
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Contents --
Introduction --
1. The Massachusetts Anti- Slavery Society Narrative --
2. Taking Back the Narrative --
3. Heroic Slaves --
4. Tales of Abraham Lincoln (and John Brown) --
5. Thomas Auld and the Reunion Narrative --
Epilogue --
Notes --
Acknowledgments --
Index
Summary:Frederick Douglass’s changeable sense of his own life story is reflected in his many conflicting accounts of events during his journey from slavery to freedom. Robert S. Levine creates a fascinating collage of this elusive subject—revisionist biography at its best, offering new perspectives on Douglass the social reformer, orator, and writer.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9780674915268
9783110638585
DOI:10.4159/9780674915268
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Robert S. Levine.