Learn more about the incredible life of an escaped slave turned famous abolitionist, orator, journalist, and author.
Colorful, kid-friendly illustrations combine with Adler\'s expert mixtures of facts and personality ( Booklist ) to introduce young readers to history through compelling biographies of presidents, heroes, inventors, explorers, and adventurers..
For almost thirty years, David Adler\'s Picture Book Biography series has profiled famous people who changed the world.
Back matter includes a timeline and author\'s notes.
This accessible biography for children examines Douglass\'s amazing life with easy-to-understand facts and details, alongside elegant illustrations.
He continued to fight for equality during Reconstruction and became the first African American to receive a vote for President of the United States in a major party\'s roll call vote.
Later on, Douglass cemented his status as a pivotal figure in American history when he helped Abraham Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
He inspired many with his bestselling autobiography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave .
A tireless advocate to end slavery, Douglass urged slaves to escape and revolt.
Yet thousands turned out to hear him speak.
Contemporaries found it hard to believe that an escaped slave with no formal education could be so eloquent.
Born into slavery on a Maryland plantation, Frederick Douglass grew up to have a way with words.
Learn more about the incredible life of an escaped slave turned famous abolitionist, orator, journalist, and author
