Frederick Douglass Paperback by Sidney Morrison

Product Details

• Publisher: Hawthorne Books (2026-08-04)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 688 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780998825793
• Item Weight: 816.48 grams
• Dimensions: 22.81 x 15.21 x 4.65 cm

Frederick Douglass was the most prominent African American of the 19th Century and Sidney Morrison has created a mesmerizing historical novel richly detailing his life and the Civil War Era

Born into slavery, Frederick Douglass did what seemed impossible: he escaped, reinvented himself, and rose to become one of the most powerful voices in American history—a fierce abolitionist, gifted orator, founder of The North Star, and collaborator with Abraham Lincoln, William Lloyd Garrison, John Brown, and Susan B. Anthony in ending slavery and shaping U.S. democracy itself.

But in this singular work of historical fiction, Sidney Morrison is able to move beyond the legend to explore the full complexity of Douglass's interior life: the loves he protected, the choices he made, the costs paid for his greatness. Anna Murray Douglass, the wife instrumental to his escape. Julia Griffith, the British abolitionist whose closeness sparked scandal. Ottilie Assing, the German journalist who died by suicide after Douglass married another woman. Here is Douglass as history has never quite shown him: a towering public figure and a deeply complex private man, whose life was rich in conflict, consequence, and humanity.

About the Author

SIDNEY MORRISON lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Karan. He is a retired teacher and school principal and now a part-time educational consultant and leadership coach for school leaders in Southern California.