{"product_id":"frederick-douglass-and-scotland-1846-alasdair-pettinger-9781474444262","title":"Frederick Douglass and Scotland, 1846: Living an Antislavery Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first full-length study of Frederick Douglass' visit to Scotland in 1846\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrederick Douglass (1818-95) was not the only fugitive from American slavery to visit Scotland before the Civil War, but he was the best known and his impact was far-reaching. This book shows that addressing crowded halls from Ayr to Aberdeen, he gained the confidence, mastered the skills and fashioned the distinctive voice that transformed him as a campaigner. It tells how Douglass challenged the Free Church over its ties with the Southern plantocracy; how he exploited his knowledge of Walter Scott and Robert Burns to brilliant effect; and how he asserted control over his own image at a time when racial science and blackface minstrel shows were beginning to shape his audiences' perceptions. He arrived as a subordinate envoy of white abolitionists, legally still enslaved. He returned home as a free man ready to embark on a new stage of his career, as editor and proprietor of his own newspaper and a leader in his own right.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Features: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFirst full-length study of Frederick Douglass' visit to Scotland in 1846\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReveals fresh information about, and deepens our understanding of, a major 19th-century intellectual at a crucial stage in his political and professional development\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSubjects Douglass' speeches and letters to close readings and situates them in the immediate context of their delivery and composition\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDemonstrates the extent to which Douglass was closely acquainted with Scottish literature, history and current affairs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnhances our knowledge of Douglass as a performer, his ability to read audiences, and how he moved and influenced them\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alasdair Pettinger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474444261\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474444262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/18\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.90d","brand":"Alasdair Pettinger","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43942848004351,"sku":"9781474444262","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_7ceda7dd-a0f3-41a5-92d8-25df5a2337ea.jpg?v=1681494703","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/frederick-douglass-and-scotland-1846-alasdair-pettinger-9781474444262","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}