{"product_id":"classic-american-autobiographies-9780451471444","title":"Classic American Autobiographies","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe true diversity of the American experience comes to life in this superlative collection of autobiographies—including those of Benjamin Franklin, Frederick Douglas, Mark Twain, and more... \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA True History of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson\u003c\/i\u003e (1682), perhaps the first American bestseller, recounts this thirty-nine-year-old woman’s harrowing months as the captive of Narragansett Indians.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin\u003c\/i\u003e (1771–1789), the most famous of all American autobiographies, gives a lively portrait of a chandler’s son who became a scientist, inventor, educator, diplomat, humorist—and a Founding Father of this land.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNarrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass \u003c\/i\u003e(1845), the gripping slave narrative that helped change the course of American history, reveals the true nature of the black experience in slavery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOld Times on the Mississippi \u003c\/i\u003e(1875), Mark Twain’s unforgettable account of a riverboat pilot’s life, established his signature style and shows us the metamorphosis of a man into a writer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFour Autobiographical Narratives\u003c\/i\u003e (1900–1902), published in the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e by Zitkala-Sa (Red Bird), also known as Gertrude Bonnin, provide us with a voice too seldom heard: a Native American woman fighting for her culture in the white man’s world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdited and with an Introduction by William L. Andrews \u003cbr\u003eand an Afterword by Paul John Eakin\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"STANDARD","offer_id":62231899177347,"sku":"9780451471444","price":10.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0907\/8456\/3587\/files\/9780451471444.jpg?v=1785346167","url":"https:\/\/shopcomics.eu\/products\/classic-american-autobiographies-9780451471444","provider":"Shop Comics EU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}