Born into slavery in Maryland in 1818, Frederick Douglass was determined to gain freedom--and once he realized that knowledge was power, he secretly learned to read and write to give himself an advantage. After escaping to the North in 1838, as a free man he gave powerful speeches about his experience as a slave. He was so impressive that he became a friend of President Abraham Lincoln, as well as one of the most famous abolitionists of the nineteenth century.
By:
April Jones Prince, Who HQ Illustrated by:
Robert Squier Imprint: Grosset and Dunlap Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 194mm,
Width: 135mm,
Spine: 6mm
Weight: 119g ISBN:9780448479118 ISBN 10: 0448479117 Series:Who Was? Pages: 112 Publication Date:26 December 2014 Recommended Age: From 8 to 12 years Audience:
Children/juvenile
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English as a second language
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
April Jones Prince is the author of several children's books, including Who Was Mark Twain?
