This highly regarded biography traces the life and times of Frederick Douglass, from his birth on Maryland's Eastern Shore in 1818 to 1838, when he escaped from

The inspirational, true story of how Frederick Douglass found his way to freedom one word at a time. This picture book biography chronicles the youth of Frederi

A biography of the escaped slave who became an orator, writer, and leader in the abolitionist movement in the nineteenth century.

The early life of the slave who became an abolitionist, journalist and statesman is presented.

Realizing that the ability to read and write could be a step to freedom, young Frederick requested that his mistress, Sophia Auld, teach him to read along with