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Frederick Douglass - by David W Blight
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- **Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in History** "Extraordinary...a great American biography" (The New Yorker) of the most important African-American of the nineteenth century: Frederick Douglass, the escaped slave who became the greatest
- Author(s): David W Blight
- 912 Pages
- Biography + Autobiography, Historical
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About the Book
The definitive, dramatic biography of the most important African American of the 19th century--Douglass, the escaped slave who became the greatest orator of his day and one of the leading abolitionists and writers of the era. era.
Book Synopsis
**Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in History**
"Extraordinary...a great American biography" (The New Yorker) of the most important African-American of the nineteenth century: Frederick Douglass, the escaped slave who became the greatest
Review Quotes
"A stunning achievement. Blight captures an icon in full humanity. From riveting drama in slavery and Civil War, his Douglass rises into clairvoyant genius on the blinkered centrality of race in our struggle for freedom."--Taylor Branch, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of America in the King Years
"A consistently engrossing book that is likely to remain the definitive account of Douglass's life for many years to come."--Eric Foner "The Nation"
"Absorbing and even moving . . . Mr. Blight displays his lifelong interest in Douglass on almost every page, and his own voice is active and eloquent throughout the narrative. It is a book that speaks to our own time as well as Douglass's. . . . A brilliant book."--John Stauffer "The Wall Street Journal"
"Cinematic and deeply engaging. . . . a tour de force of storytelling."--Brent Staples "The New York Times Book Review"
"David Blight has written the definitive biography of Frederick Douglass. With extraordinary detail he illuminates the complexities of Douglass's life and career and paints a powerful portrait of one of the most important American voices of the 19th century. . . . Magisterial."--Eddie S. Glaude, Jr. "The Boston Globe"
"Extraordinary. . . . Blight has certainly written, in the book's texture and density and narrative flow--one violent and provocative incident arriving right after another--a great American biography."--Adam Gopnik "The New Yorker"
"Extraordinary. . . . In Blight's pages, [Douglass's] voice again rings out loud and clear, melancholy and triumphant -- still prophesying, still agitating, still calling us to action."--Adam Goodheart "The Washington Post"
"The first major biography of Douglass in nearly three decades. . . . Blight isn't looking to overturn our understanding of Douglass, whose courage and achievements were unequivocal, but to complicate it -- a measure by which this ambitious and empathetic biography resoundingly succeeds."--Jennifer Szalai "The New York Times"
Dimensions (Overall): 9.1 Inches (H) x 6.1 Inches (W) x 2.2 Inches (D)
Weight: 2.05 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 912
Genre: Biography + Autobiography
Sub-Genre: Historical
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Format: Paperback
Author: David W Blight
Language: English
Street Date: January 7, 2020
TCIN: 76447082
UPC: 9781416590323
Item Number (DPCI): 248-68-7181
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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