Facing Frederick
The Life of Frederick Douglass, a Monumental American Man

Frederick Douglass was amazing, but the way his life is written about here is very dry.......more

In the book Facing Frederick, the author not only shows the importance of Frederick Douglass’s life and accomplishments, but also juxtaposes it with his fascination in photography. This, in turn, made Frederick Douglass one of the most photographed men at a time when photography was still being dev......more

I'd read Frederick Douglass' memoirs before, but no books about him by another author. I'm totally mesmerized not just by his story (as many white people of his time were), but by the man himself. He sounds like an amazing person, and I've been working up to reading one of his many giant biographies......more

I'm always interested in Bolden's works because they're well-researched and appealing. This one doesn't disappoint though I reserve my judgement of awesomeness until I see the final copy since I had my hands on an ARC that indicated the final copy would be in full color. I enjoyed the variety of quo......more

As a seventh grade student I was required to read this book for class. Before I began to read I was attracted by its fairly small amount of pages (167), although I soon found out that it reads a lot slower than this. The pages are laced with visuals of important events, people, and newspapers. There......more