01947cam a2200361 i 4500 623689010 TxAuBib 20010611120000.0 820326s1982||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 82005371 9780140390124 U.S. : paperback 014039012X U.S. : paperback (OCoLC)8386814 DLC eng rda DLC DLC TxAuBib rda Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895. Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, an American slave / written by himself ; edited with an introduction by Houston A. Baker, Jr. Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England : Penguin Books, 1982. 159 pages : portrait ; 18 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Portrait on lining paper. Bibliography: pages 25-27. Written more than a century ago by Frederick Douglass, a former slave who went on to become a famous orator, U.S. minister, and a leader of his people, this masterpiece is one of the most eloquent indictments of slavery ever recorded. Douglass's shocking narrative takes the reader into the world of the South's antebellum plantations and reveals the daily terrors he suffered as a slave, shedding invaluable light on one of the most unjust periods in the history of America. Published for the first time as a Signet Classic. 550L Lexile. Decoding demand: 84 (very high) Semantic demand: 96 (very high) Syntactic demand: 74 (high) Structure demand: 87 (very high) Lexile. 20010611. Douglass, Frederick 1818-1895. Abolitionists United States Biography. African American abolitionists Biography. Baker, Houston A., Jr., 1943- TXKPL