Douglass's account of his birth into slavery, his secret path to literacy, and his escape to freedom. The most influential of the American slave narratives.
Books mentioned in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (3)
The American Spelling Book by Noah Webster: “I then commenced and continued copying the Italics in Webster’s Spelling Book, until I could make them all without looking on the book.”
The Columbian Orator by Caleb Bingham: “Just about this time, I got hold of a book entitled "The Columbian Orator."”
The Lady of the Lake by Walter Scott: “Johnson had just been reading the "Lady of the Lake," and at once suggested that my name be "Douglass."”
Books that mention Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (2)
The Help by Kathryn Stockett: “In nonfiction, I spot a single copy of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave.”
God Help the Child by Toni Morrison: “he read Frederick Douglass's autobiography again, relishing for the first time the eloquence that both hid and displayed his hatred.”