it was a little hard to follow but it had a wealth of information on Fredrick Douglass and slavery. there where some parts where I was utterly shocked and others parts that where hard to follow and lost my interest in minutes.

This was a riveting book that not even my out-of-town guest could put down! This is a wonderfully edited and beautifully scratchboard-illustrated excerpt of Frederick Douglass's auto-biography, I intend to add it to my school library as soon as possible. The forward by Coretta Scott focused my attention and reminded me of Frederick Douglass's role in history. However, I would skip the introduction which repeats exact words from chapter one. It was an amazing opportunity to learn about Frederick'...

If you want a book to get you into gear with a biograghy.This would be a great one to read it's not to short and not to long.It's a good book to capture your attention on slavery and how Frederick Douglas contributed to helping slaves read and write.Go to your library and get to reading.

I like the way the author described his journey. In spite of suffering through all the torment of slavery the focus was on freedom. Given the kind of treatment the author received there is hardly any bitterness noticeable. Although the theme of the book is specific I believe the lesson could be applied in many situations. In the worst of the situations the last of the freedoms one has is to choose their attitude and this book serves as a perfect example .

Fredick Douglass, and his story from boyhood to adulthood. In mostly his own words, but also the shortened by editing. We learn in this story of how Fredrick Douglass was born, taken from his parents and given to people who were his masters. The difficulties of being a slave and also how to escape that slavery.Well written, with a education surprising coming from a slave, also you are able to see the hard work conditions, and the mistreatment of slavery in your mind. Really liked this book, and

Assigned reading for the kids (and myself!) - excellent.

I am amazed at his prose. He describes the cruelty and heartache of his youth, without being too gruesome. This is a great intro to his book. Quote:It was new business to me but I never did better work or more of it in the same space of time on the plantation for Covey the negro-breaker than I did for myself.

I was able to read this book with my children, and we all learned more than we knew before about slavery. Douglass details his life experiences without a lot of commentary, and this unemotional style helped me to get through reading his story.

I normally don't like autobiographies, but this one was very well written! There's a foreword by Coretta Scott King (Martin Luther King Jr.'s wife) and it just gets better as you go along! This version isn't the full version that Frederick Douglass wrote; it's been shortened slightly with chapter notes at the beginning of each chapter to summarize. Great style to introduce young adults to autobiographies. It tells the story of when Frederick was young and the struggles of being raised on a plant...

it is slow but it shows life of a slave

“In the country from which I came, a white man holding no slaves was usually an ignorant and poverty-stricken man, and men of this class were contemptuously called "poor white trash." Hence I supposed that, since the non-slave-holders at the South were ignorant, poor, and degraded as a class, the non-slave-holders at the North must be in a similar condition. I could have landed in no part of the United States where I should have found a more striking and gratifying contrast, not only to life gen...

This is a follow-up to Douglass's autobiography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass and fills in the missing information about how he escaped from slavery. Frederick Douglass is one of the best writers of all time. His subject matter is captivating, but his skill as a writer is both technically perfect and extremely moving.Some favorite sentences:"This contest was now ended; my chains were broken, and the victory brought me unspeakable joy.""I was without home, without acquaintance, wit...

A slave who would work during the holidays considered by our masters as scarcely deserving them. He was regarded as one who rejected the favor of his master. It was deemed a disgrace not to get drunk at Christmas; and he was regarded as lazy indeed, who had not provided himself with the necessary means, during the year, to get whisky enough to last him through Christmas. From what I know of the effect of these holidays upon the slave, I believe them to be among the most effective means in the ha...

I always struggle doing this with Frederick Douglass. He uses simple words and phrases to such a powerful effect, one can't help wondering how far he would have gone with his intelligence in a time that wasn't tailored to undercut his demographic at every turn. But nonetheless, I have tried to arranged my takeaway thoughts into a haiku, as is my way:"Prejudice's biteTakes years to sting, fighting justTo start at zero."

Very good! Gives you a good idea of his life through his own words written back in 1845 or so! The editor does a good job filling in between Douglass's actual words what has been going on in his life so it is easy to understand.

A microcosm of the contradictions of slaveryWith so much of the sordid history of slavery in the United States behind us, many of the major wounds have been healed. However, that does not mean that we should forget what it did to people. Slavery turned otherwise kindly people into beasts. Eventually, it was the wedge that drove two segments of the U.S. into overt warfare. Frederick Douglass was one of the most articulate voices opposed to slavery among free blacks. A natural writer, he describes...

I loved this book! This book gave me so much more of a clear view o the slavery in the late 1800s. This book was all about the life of Fredrick Douglass, and how he became a free person. This book has a lot of disturbing parts to it, but it dose make you appreciate what the slaves had to go through back when slaves where still legal. The main reason I liked this book so much was because it was a true story. You should read this book.

This is a shorter version of the autobiography, My Escape from Slavery, by Frederic Douglass. The book is about his childhood as a slave, which is aimed at young readers. Very interesting reading about a great American.

this book is very touchy and teaches you lots of things that we should remember I love this book is very unique and I would love to read lots more from this books.

I wonder what would've happened if that would've been me? The courage is unfathomable...