{"product_id":"the-heroic-slave-frederick-douglass-9780300184624","title":"The Heroic Slave: A Cultural and Critical Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrederick Douglass's only work of fiction--an imaginative retelling of the most successful slave revolt in American history--accompanied by an interpretive introduction, notes, and a selection of related writings by Douglass and others\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e First published nearly a decade prior to the Civil War, \u003ci\u003eThe Heroic Slave \u003c\/i\u003eis the only fictional work by abolitionist, orator, author, and social reformer Frederick Douglass, himself a former slave. It is inspired by the true story of Madison Washington, who, along with eighteen others, took control of the slave ship \u003ci\u003eCreole\u003c\/i\u003e in November 1841 and sailed it to Nassau in the British colony of the Bahamas, where they could live free. This new critical edition, ideal for classroom use, includes the full text of Douglass's fictional recounting of the most successful slave revolt in American history, as well as an interpretive introduction; excerpts from Douglass's correspondence, speeches, and editorials; short selections by other writers on the \u003ci\u003eCreole\u003c\/i\u003e rebellion; and recent criticism on the novella.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frederick Douglass\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 030018462X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300184624\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/24\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.70d","brand":"Frederick Douglass","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46795325014271,"sku":"9780300184624","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_aaac8523-76e3-4121-b372-b0657aab359e.jpg?v=1744947255","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-heroic-slave-frederick-douglass-9780300184624","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}