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Life and Times of Frederick Douglass

Gelesen von Lee Smalley

(4,851 Sterne; 84 Bewertungen)

Frederick Douglass published his highly acclaimed third autobiography, Life and Times of Frederick Douglass, in 1881 and revised it in 1892. The emancipation of American slaves during and following the American Civil War enabled him to relate in this volume more details of his life as a slave and his escape from slavery than he could in his two previous autobiographies, which would have put him and his family in danger. It is the only Douglass autobiography to discuss his life during and after the Civil War, his encounters with several American presidents including Lincoln and Garfield, his account of the ill-fated "Freedman's Bank", and his service as the United States Marshall of the District of Columbia and as U. S. Minister to Haiti. This masterfully written book is all the more remarkable because it is the product of one who as a slave was denied the right to any schooling. ~ Adapted from Wikipedia by Lee Smalley (23 hr 4 min)

Chapters

Introduction

20:28

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Author's Birth

5:52

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Removal from Grandmother's

8:50

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Troubles of Childhood

6:50

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A General Survey of the Slave Plantation

19:02

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A Slaveholder's Character

11:07

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A Child's Reasoning

17:07

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Luxuries at the Great House

16:10

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Characteristics of Overseers

10:16

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Change of Location

14:08

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Learning to Read

10:00

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Growing in Knowledge

15:35

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Religious Nature Awakened

15:30

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The Vicissitudes of Slave Life

18:01

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Experience in St. Michaels

26:59

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Covey, the Negro Breaker

29:23

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Another Pressure of the Tyrant's Vice

16:13

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The Last Flogging

25:54

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New Relations and Duties

22:06

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The Runaway Plot

51:27

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Apprenticeship Life

26:58

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Escape from Slavery, Part 1

16:33

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Escape from Slavery, Part 2

11:30

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Life as a Freeman

31:51

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Introduced to the Abolitionists

11:10

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Recollections of Old Friends

14:33

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One Hundred Conventions

14:12

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Impressions Abroad

1:06:18

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Triumphs and Trials

28:08

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John Brown and Mrs. Stowe

48:43

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Increasing Demands of the Slave Power

52:27

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The Beginning of the End

43:40

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Secession and War

41:41

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Hope for the Nation

53:08

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Vast Changes

58:51

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Living and Learning

19:38

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Weighed in the Balance

1:15:46

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Time Makes All Things Even

29:45

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Incidents and Events

30:19

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Honor to Whom Honor

21:36

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Retrospection

13:18

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Appendix

1:06:17

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Later Life

13:00

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A Grand Occasion

12:17

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Doubts as to Garfield's Course

7:38

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Recorder of Deeds

10:44

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President Cleveland's Administration

15:05

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The Supreme Court Decision

35:04

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Defeat of James G. Blaine

6:14

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European Tour

12:03

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Continuation of European Tour

1:09:52

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The Campaign of 1888

10:35

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The Administration of President Harrison

6:32

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Minister to Haiti

21:19

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Continued Negotiations for the Mole St. Nicolas

26:52

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Bewertungen

Interesting Historical Perspective

(4 Sterne)

the reader was excellent. hearing the perspective from someone living through these historical events is interesting and puts current political "crisis" in perspective.

Outstanding

(5 Sterne)

The reader is excellent! The story is a more detailed account of one of the greatest abolitionists in history.

A MUST listen

(5 Sterne)

So glad I listened to this book. Such an amazing man and so well written. An example to all of us, no matter your background, to achieve anything in life! I especially appreciated his reverence to Paganini’s violin on his tour through Europe, this added a special touch for me, a lover of classical music.The narrator, Mr. Lee Smalley is exceptional. Thanks to all, JK

great book

(5 Sterne)

An important book in each of its three sections, life as a slave, life after slavery, and the ten years following the writing of the first sections. It gives a valuable perspective into slavery and of the tireless fight for freedom and equality b one of 19th century’s most important and eloquent spokesmen.

A crucial insight into slavery and the Civil War

(5 Sterne)

As a white man, somehow I put this historical document on a back burner as just the black view of key historical events. Instead I ended up admiring this great man and learned more than from many historians. Good audio reading as well. Very good.

Remarkable

(5 Sterne)

Such a stirring, momentous, eventful life. Without a doubt one of the greatest orators of his time. I received more insight into the period from Mr. Douglass' words than from all my schooling. And my applause to the reader, a remarkable work.

Very informative

(5 Sterne)

very good narration by Mr. Smalley. I need to listen to this several more times so that I, too, can start increasing my vocabulary. I hadn't known that Mr. Douglas was involved in so many aspects of American history.

(5 Sterne)

this is the most beautiful and eloquent writing, powerful, observant and honest. The true story of the life of slaves is of unbearable hardship, heinous human treatment, a powerful shame of the US. Everyone must read it.