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The Autobiographies Series

3 primary works • 4 total works
Douglass wrote three autobiographies, available separately and in an omnibus from Library of America.

Book 1

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
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4.12 · 128030 Ratings · 7106 Reviews · published 1845 · 3805 editions
Born a slave circa 1818 (slaves weren't told when …

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    Book 2

    My Bondage and My Freedom
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    4.38     · 12006 Ratings · 409 Reviews · published 1855 · -2 editions
    Ex-slave Frederick Douglass's second autobiography…

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    Book 3

    Life and Times of Frederick Douglass
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    4.35     · 1806 Ratings · 184 Reviews · published 1881 · 178 editions
    Raised as a plantation slave, Douglass went on to …

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    Book 1-3

    Autobiographies: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass / My Bondage and My Freedom / Life and Times of Frederick Douglass
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    4.45     · 834 Ratings · 66 Reviews · published 1994 · 40 editions
    Born a slave, Frederick Douglass educated himself,…

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    The Frederick Douglass Papers Series
    7 primary works • 7 total works