The author and the illustrator have given the life of Frederick Douglass new life in a beautifully and colorfully illustrated graphic novel. The voice given to Frederick Douglass as he narrates the book is one that allows the reader to be present in his memories. Written in 1st person, conversations depicted reflect the time period and station in life vernacular of people. Interspersed throughout the graphic novel are 3 to 4-page historical lessons covering photography, timelines, and the Civil War. This graphic novel makes a great addition to a U.S. history course for additional reading. This graphic novel is geared towards high school level students, as there is a good deal of fighting and bloodshed depicted in the drawings. Included at the end are resource lists and an index. Pgs. 181 | pb ~Rebecca
A graphic novel biography of the escaped slave, abolitionist, public speaker, and most photographed man of the nineteenth century, based on his autobiographical writings and speeches, spotlighting the key events and people that shaped the life of this great American.
