Bibliograph

Frederick Douglass, a noble life, David A. Adler

Type

Label

Frederick Douglass, a noble life, David A. Adler

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 121-132) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

portraitsillustrations

Index

index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 9-12

resource.interestGradeLevel

7th up

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Frederick Douglass

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

427543624

Responsibility statement

David A. Adler

Sub title

a noble life

Summary

This biography tells the story of Frederick Douglass' ascent from slavery

Table Of Contents

"I sobbed myself to sleep" -- "Many children but no family" -- Off to Baltimore -- "The turning point" -- Escape -- New Bedford -- "I had no master" -- The lecture circuit: "I can tell you what I have seen" -- "From house to house, and from heart to heart -- "What to an American slave is your 4th of July?" -- The foreshadow of a conflict on a larger scale -- "To arms!" -- Meeting the great man -- Marshal Douglass "too smart to be a slave" -- The African-American: "like a man in a morass" -- "From first to last: a noble life" -- Important dates in the life of Frederick Douglass

Target audience

pre adolescent

Classification