Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (Townsend Library Edition)

Frederick Douglass was born a slave, denied an education, and expected to work like a beast of the fields until the day he died.

But Douglass's mind and spirit could not be imprisoned. As he secretly learned to read and write, Douglass looked ahead to the day he could escape the chains of slavery. Once free, he wrote this classic of American literature. It is a story that shocked the world with its first-hand account of the horror of slavery.

Note: This Townsend Library classic has been carefully edited to be more accessible to today's students. It includes a brief author's biography and an afterword that provides important context about the work.