Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, Douglass
Автор: Douglass, Frederick Название: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave ISBN: 0199539073 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780199539079 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 1424.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Frederick Douglass`s Narrative recounts his life as a slave in Maryland and escape to freedom in 1838. An important slave autobiography, it is significant both for what it tells us about slave life and about its author. It is here reprinted with contexualizing source material and other writings by Douglass, as well as an introduction discussing its literary and historical significance.
Автор: Barnes Название: Frederick Douglass ISBN: 0415891124 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415891127 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 6123.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Frederick Douglass was born a slave in Talbot County, Maryland, in February, 1818. From these humble beginnings, Douglass went on to become a world-famous orator, newspaper editor, and champion of the rights of women and African Americans. He was the most prominent African American activist of the 19th century. He remains important in American history because he moved beyond relief at his own personal freedom to dedicating his life to the progress of his race and his country.
This volume offers a short biographical exploration of Douglass' life in the broader context of the 19th century world, and pulls together some of his most important writings on slavery, civil rights, and political issues. Bolstered by the series website, which provides instructors with more images and documents, as well as targeted links to further research, Frederick Douglass: Reformer and Statesman gives the student of American history a fully-rounded glimpse into the world inhabited by this great figure.
Описание: From 1850 to 1854 H.M.S. Investigator searched the Western Arctic for a lost expedition. Eventually Investigator was abandoned in the ice. This 1857 publication by the ship`s surgeon and naturalist is a first-hand account of the harsh conditions that the crew endured, and testifies to their `heroism, devotion, and endurance`.
Описание: This three-volume work, published in 1825, describes W. B. Stevenson`s colourful experiences in colonial Chile, Colombia and Peru as a traveller, a prisoner, a provincial governor and a revolutionary. It gives a dramatic account of society and culture in South America as the movement for independence from Spanish rule gathered pace.
Автор: Douglass Frederick Название: Frederick Douglass: A Life in Documents ISBN: 0813934362 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780813934365 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 3742.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Frederick Douglass was born enslaved in February 1818, but from this most humble of beginnings, he rose to become a world-famous orator, newspaper editor, and champion of the rights of women and African Americans. This volume gathers and interprets valuable selections from a variety of Douglass`s writings, including speeches, editorials, correspondence, and autobiographies.
Автор: Frederick Cooper Название: Tensions of empire : ISBN: 0520206053 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780520206052 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 4910.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Starting with the premise that Europe was made by its imperial projects as much as colonial encounters were shaped by events and conflicts in Europe, this volume investigates metropolitan-colonial relationships. It shows how "civilizing missions" often provided new sites for a bourgeois order.
Описание: The naturalist Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) travelled to South America in 1799. Five years of research there resulted in numerous publications. This seven-volume English translation of his Relation historique du voyage (1814-1825) appeared between 1814 and 1829. Volume 5 (1821) describes Humboldt`s exploration of the Orinoco basin.
Описание: In 1834-5 two British naval officers travelled across the Andes and down the Amazon. Their objective was to explore the river Pachitea in Peru and evaluate its potential as a gateway to the Atlantic. This account, published in 1836, includes fascinating information about the indigenous peoples they encountered.
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