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1 de nov. de 2003 · Born around 1817 in Maryland, Frederick Douglass was a former plantation slave who went on to become a brilliant writer and eloquent orator. In this amazing first-hand narrative, published in 1881, he vividly recounts his early years, which were filled with physical abuse, deprivation, and tragedy; his dramatic escapes to the North, recapture, and eventual freedom; his work for the Anti ...
4 de ago. de 2005 · The historic and ongoing public debate over the death penalty takes place not only in courtrooms, but also in classrooms, offices, and living rooms. This timely book offers stimulating insights into capital punishment for professionals and students working in psychology, law, criminology, sociology, and cultural area studies.
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp is a 1943 British romantic-war film written, produced and directed by the British film-making team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.It stars Roger Livesey, Deborah Kerr and Anton Walbrook.The title derives from the satirical Colonel Blimp comic strip by David Low, but the story is original.. Although the film is strongly pro-British, it is a satire ...
Followed by. Death of a She Devil. The Life and Loves of a She-Devil is a 1983 novel by British feminist author Fay Weldon. [1] A story about a highly unattractive woman who goes to great lengths to take revenge on her husband and his attractive lover, Weldon stated that the book is about envy, [2] rather than revenge.
Life & Times of Michael K is a 1983 novel by South African -born writer J. M. Coetzee. The novel won the Booker Prize for 1983. The novel is a story of a man named Michael K, who makes an arduous journey from Cape Town to his mother's rural birthplace, amid a fictitious civil war during the apartheid era, in the 1970-80s.
Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth is a book by Iranian-American writer and scholar Reza Aslan.It is a historical account of the life of Jesus that analyzes religious perspectives on Jesus as well as the creation of Christianity.It was a New York Times best seller. Aslan argues that Jesus was a political, rebellious and eschatological (end times) Jew whose proclamation of the ...
Overview. Life and Times of Frederick Douglass (1892) is an autobiographical account written by one of the 19th century’s most famous Americans. Born a slave in Talbot County, Maryland, probably in the year 1817, young Frederick, later known as Frederick Douglass, escaped from slavery, joining the abolitionists, traveled abroad, met and ...
