Frederick Douglass A Biography: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Frederick Douglass A Biography, credited to Charles Waddell Chesnutt, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Frederick Douglass A Biography by Charles Waddell Chesnutt. Read in English by KirksVoice Born into slavery, Frederick Douglass became one of America's great icons. He escaped slavery to become one of our great abolitionists, statesman, writer, orator, all around social reformer and intellectual of our time. He was born in 1818 in the state of Maryland.

Recording facts

• Recording title: Frederick Douglass A Biography
• Author credits: Charles Waddell Chesnutt
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 13
• Listed recording duration: 2:33:12

Catalogue topics

• slavery
• abolitionist
• author
• african american
• equality
• statesman
• orator

Track guide

1. 00 - Preface — 11:53
2. 01 - Chapter 1 — 13:59
3. 02 - Chapter 2 — 5:08
4. 03 - Chapter 3 — 8:58
5. 04 - Chapter 4 — 16:01
6. 05 - Chapter 5 — 5:01
7. 06 - Chapter 6 — 11:55
8. 07 - Chapter 7 — 15:10
9. 08 - Chapter 8 — 15:59
10. 09 - Chapter 9 — 7:45
11. 10 - Chapter 10 — 9:47
12. 11 - Chapter 11 — 12:52
13. 12 - Chapter 12 — 18:43

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