BookFronter
The Heroic Slave by Frederick Douglass

The Heroic Slave

Frederick Douglass

Start Publishing LLC · Paperback · March 15, 2013

Black Historical Fictionshort storyhistoryliterature
Buy on AmazonLists with this book

We earn from qualifying purchases.

Who it’s for
Douglass brings historical rebellion and the idea of revolution into a compact work of fiction.
Genres
Black Historical Fiction
Published
Start Publishing LLC, March 15, 2013

Nearest books

Matched by what the books are about, then ordered by what their readers also loved.

  1. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American SlaveFrederick Douglass68% match
  2. Master Slave Husband WifeIlyon Woo55% match
  3. QuicksandNella Larsen49% matchShares Black Historical Fiction
  4. The American RevolutionGordon S. Wood46% match
  5. Dutchman and the SlaveLeroi Jones46% match
  6. My Bondage, My FreedomFrederick Douglass65% match
  7. Great Speeches by Frederick DouglassFrederick Douglass, James Daley63% match
  8. Complete Autobiographies of Frederick DouglasFrederick Douglass62% match

For younger readers: To Be a Slave, Freedom on the Sea, A Most Perilous World

Start with three books, and this one can be the first.

Members get a new edition every morning: a route out from their books to essays, research and talks, with the reason for each.

Start with this book

About this book

The Heroic Slave was Frederick Douglass' only piece of fiction. He wrote it in response to the Rochester Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society's request for a submission to be included in their anthology Autographs for Freedom. The Heroic Slave is a retelling of an actual rebellion led by Madison Washington on the slave ship Creole. Douglass shows how the rebellion is part of a revolution and therefore fundamentally American.

History in Fiction

Douglass brings historical rebellion and the idea of revolution into a compact work of fiction.

Come here for

  • A rare turn to fiction from Frederick Douglass
  • A rebellion retold as part of an American revolution

Expect

  • A retelling rooted in an actual revolt aboard the Creole
  • A pointed reconsideration of what counts as fundamentally American

Where it sits

Black Historical Fiction99%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Black Historical Fiction
Authors
Frederick Douglass
Publisher
Start Publishing LLC
Published
March 15, 2013
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
Black Historical Fiction