{"product_id":"life-and-times-of-frederick-douglass-the-illustrated-edition-hardcover","title":"Life and Times of Frederick Douglass: The Illustrated Edition - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrederick Douglass\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHenry Louis Gates Jr\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis richly illustrated edition of this classic American autobiography sheds new light on Douglass's famous text for a new generation of readers.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFamous orator and former slave Frederick Douglass\u003c\/b\u003e published his third and last autobiography, \u003ci\u003eLife and Times of Frederick Douglass\u003c\/i\u003e, in 1881. No longer in danger as an escaped slave, it goes into greater detail and \u003cb\u003eencompasses Douglass's entire life\u003c\/b\u003e, from his early years living with his grandmother in Maryland to the \u003cb\u003eevents during and after the Civil War\u003c\/b\u003e, including his \u003cb\u003emeetings with presidents\u003c\/b\u003e and dignitaries and his deep involvement with the burgeoning suffragist movement. His account reveals \u003cb\u003ewhat life was like as a slave \u003c\/b\u003eand how Douglass went on to escape from slavery and then dedicate his life to \u003cb\u003eadvocating equality for all people\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Including an \u003cb\u003eintroduction by prominent historian and PBS \u003ci\u003eFinding Your Roots\u003c\/i\u003e host Henry Louis Gates Jr.\u003c\/b\u003e, Douglass's words are augmented by: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistoric photographs, memorabilia, and maps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull-color photography of the key Douglass-specific sites and landmarks as they stand today\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLarge sidebars written by soldiers, statesmen, and abolitionists from the antebellum period\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePieces by well-known historians and prominent African-Americans\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew commentary by current historians and writers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eGain an even deeper understanding of one of the most important figures in American history with this illustrated edition of his final autobiography.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrederick Douglass\u003c\/b\u003e was an African American social reformer, orator, writer, and statesman. After escaping from slavery, he became a leader of the abolitionist movement, gaining note for his dazzling oratory and incisive antislavery writing. He is one of the most famous African Americans of all time and his memoirs continue to be studied by historians and enthusiasts today, nearly 150 years after the Civil War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHenry Louis Gates Jr.\u003c\/b\u003e is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and the director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University. He hearned his BA in English language and literature, summa cum laude, from Yale University and his MA and PhD in English literature from Clare Collage at the University of Cambridge. An Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, literary scholar, journalist, cultural critic, and institution builder, Gates has authored or co-authored nineteen books and created fourteen documentary films. Having written for such leading publications as the\u003ci\u003e New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, he now serves as chairman of theRoot.com, a daily online magazine he co-founded in 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 11 x 9.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 15, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45769245884613,"sku":"9780785839583","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/W4-u3wCpjP9780785839583.webp?v=1770453321","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/life-and-times-of-frederick-douglass-the-illustrated-edition-hardcover","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}