Frederick Douglass and Scotland, 1846 - by Alasdair Pettinger (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>This book shows that addressing crowded halls from Ayr to Aberdeen, Frederick Douglass gained the confidence, mastered the skills and fashioned the distinctive voice that transformed him as a campaigner.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>The first full-length study of Frederick Douglass' visit to Scotland in 1846</strong></p> <p>Frederick Douglass (1818-95) was not the only fugitive from American slavery to visit Scotland before the Civil War, but he was the best known and his impact was far-reaching. This book shows that addressing crowded halls from Ayr to Aberdeen, he gained the confidence, mastered the skills and fashioned the distinctive voice that transformed him as a campaigner. It tells how Douglass challenged the Free Church over its ties with the Southern plantocracy; how he exploited his knowledge of Walter Scott and Robert Burns to brilliant effect; and how he asserted control over his own image at a time when racial science and blackface minstrel shows were beginning to shape his audiences' perceptions. He arrived as a subordinate envoy of white abolitionists, legally still enslaved. He returned home as a free man ready to embark on a new stage of his career, as editor and proprietor of his own newspaper and a leader in his own right.</p> <p><strong>Key Features: </strong></p> <ul> <li>First full-length study of Frederick Douglass' visit to Scotland in 1846</li> <li>Reveals fresh information about, and deepens our understanding of, a major 19th-century intellectual at a crucial stage in his political and professional development</li> <li>Subjects Douglass' speeches and letters to close readings and situates them in the immediate context of their delivery and composition</li> <li>Demonstrates the extent to which Douglass was closely acquainted with Scottish literature, history and current affairs</li> <li> <p>Enhances our knowledge of Douglass as a performer, his ability to read audiences, and how he moved and influenced them</p></li> <p></p></ul><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>The first full-length study of Frederick Douglass' visit to Scotland in 1846 Frederick Douglass (1818-95) was not the only fugitive from American slavery to visit Scotland before the Civil War, but he was the best known and his impact was far-reaching. This book shows that addressing crowded halls from Ayr to Aberdeen, he gained the confidence, mastered the skills and fashioned the distinctive voice that transformed him as a campaigner. It tells how Douglass challenged the Free Church over its ties with the Southern plantocracy; how he exploited his knowledge of Walter Scott and Robert Burns to brilliant effect; and how he asserted control over his own image at a time when racial science and blackface minstrel shows were beginning to shape his audiences' perceptions. He arrived as a subordinate envoy of white abolitionists, legally still enslaved. He returned home as a free man ready to embark on a new stage of his career, as editor and proprietor of his own newspaper and a leader in his own right. Alasdair Pettinger is an independent scholar based in Glasgow. He is the editor of Always Elsewhere: Travels of the Black Atlantic (1998) and has published numerous essays reflecting his overlapping interests in travel literature, the cultures of slavery and abolitionism, and representations of Haiti.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Alasdair Pettinger studied at the Universities of Birmingham and Essex, completing his PhD in Literature in 1988 while working as a civil servant in London. Since 1992, he has been based in Glasgow, working at the Scottish Music Centre and pursuing his academic interests as an independent scholar. He has held visiting research fellowships at the University of Central Lancashire (2000), Nottingham Trent University (2004-2007) and the University of Liverpool (2010-2013). He is the editor of <i>Always Elsewhere: Travels of the Black Atlantic</i> (1998), and has published a number of essays reflecting his (overlapping) interests in travel literature, the cultures of slavery and abolitionism, and representations of Haiti.<p>
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