1. Frederick Douglass' Slave Narratives
Indeed, when it was issues, the autobiography was an instant success, selling 11,000 copies within three years. ... An autobiography usually offers a carefully selected and highly constructed version of a person's life story. ... In reality, his autobiography was again so well written that some continued to accuse him of being an impostor. ... Apart from being a personal revelation the autobiography was also published as antislavery propaganda. Indeed, just like his first inspiration that is to say Benjamin Franklin's autobiography the narrative conveyed a strong political message. ...
- Word Count: 2277
- Approx Pages: 9
- Grade Level: Undergraduate