Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

The Autobiographies #1

Frederick Douglass with Sam Kusi (Narrator)

4 hours, 45 minutes first pub 1845 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography classics history race emotional informative reflective medium-paced

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Born a slave circa 1818 (slaves weren't told when they were born) on a plantation in Maryland, Douglass taught himself to read and write. In 1845, seven years after escaping to the North, he published Narrative, the first of three autobiographies....

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informative 77%
emotional 58%
reflective 57%
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sad 46%
inspiring 42%
tense 27%
hopeful 20%
adventurous 7%

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fast 31%
slow 16%

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