Frederick Douglass: Abolitionist Editor (Black Americans of Achievement)

by Sharman Apt Russell

Black Americans of Achievement

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A biography of the man who, after escaping slavery, became an orator, writer, and leader in the anti-slavery movement of the early nineteenth century.

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In my opinion this was a very boring and would be a difficult book to read for students. This book described the life and achievements of Frederick Douglass. This book was written in a way that would not be very engaging to students. The author included chapter titles and then a lot of information for each chapter. This book was also not written in a way that would be engaging to students. The illustrations in this book are drawn and black and white and are not very appealing to look at. This would not be a good book for students to read if they had trouble paying attention to text. The main idea or message of this book was to explain to readers about all of the achievements that Frederick Douglass completed throughout his lifetime. I show more believe the author could have written in a more appealing and engaging way for readers. This biography would not be very appropriate to the targeted audience because they would find this boring and uninteresting. show less
Tells the life story of the man born in slavery who later became famous for his accomplishments as an orator and writer.

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Sharman Apt Russell lives in southwestern New Mexico and teaches writing at Western New Mexico University and Antioch University in Los Angeles. Her books include Standing in the Light: My Life as a Pantheist; Hunger: An Unnatural History; An Obsession with Butterflies; and Anatomy of a Rose: The Secret Life of Flowers. Her work has been widely show more anthologized and translated into nine languages. Her awards include a Rockefeller Fellowship and a Pushcart Prize. Visit www.sharmanaptrussell.com. show less

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Frederick Douglass: Abolitionist Editor (Black Americans of Achievement) (Black Americans of Achievement)
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Frederick Douglass

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Nonfiction
DDC/MDS
973.8History & geographyHistory of North AmericaUnited StatesThe Gilded Age, Reconstruction, Spanish American War (1865-1901)
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E449 .D75 .R87History of the United StatesUnited StatesRevolution to the Civil War, 1775/1783-1861Slavery in the United States. Antislavery

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