Frederick Douglass [Paperback]

Born into but escaped from slavery, Frederick Douglassorator, journalist, autobiographer; revolutionary on behalf of a just Americawas a towering figure, at once consummately charismatic and flawed. HisA masterpiece&.[W]ill rightfully assume its place as the standard biography of a truly great figure in the nations past.Absolutely nonpareil. . . . This biographytender and critical, respectful yetobservantpresents a character of Frederick Douglass that is more thoroughlyhuman than seemed possible in careful scholarship.Stunning. . . . This illuminating portrait dispenses with the myths.Compelling. . . . Suggests that the Age of Douglass was this nations greatestepoch. . . . What a time. What a book.A detailed, finely written portrait of the imposing 19th-century leader. David Levering Lewis,