Frederick Douglass : the lion who wrote history

Frederick Douglass : the lion who wrote history / by Walter Dean Myers ; illustrated by Floyd Cooper.

Author/creator	Myers, Walter Dean, 1937-2014 author.
Other author/creator	Cooper, Floyd illustrator.
Format	Book and Print
Edition	First edition.
Publication Info	New York : Harper, an Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2017]
Copyright Notice	©2017
Description	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustration ; 32 cm
Subject(s)	Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895--Juvenile literature. Enslaved persons--United States --Biography --Juvenile literature Abolitionists--United States --Biography --Juvenile literature. African American abolitionists--Biography --Juvenile literature. Antislavery movements--United States --History --Juvenile literature. African Americans--History --19th century --Juvenile literature.

Abstract	Frederick Douglass was a self-educated slave in the South who grew up to become an icon. He was a leader of the abolitionist movement, a celebrated writer, an esteemed speaker, and a social reformer, proving that, as he said, "Once you learn to read, you will be forever free."
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references.
Genre/form	Biographies.
LCCN	2014041206
ISBN	9780060277093 (hardcover)
ISBN	0060277092 (hardcover)