Frederick Douglass/Henry David Thoreau/Harriet Beecher Stowe/Edgar Allen Poe Flashcards
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Frederick Douglass (1818-1895)
Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)
Harriet Beecher Stowe (1817-1862)
Edgar Allen Poe (1809-1849)
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| 460485160 | Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) | - Birth Name: Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey - Born: February 1818 - Died: February 20, 1895 - American social reformer, orator, writer and statesman. - Former slave, and a leader in the abolitionist movement - Example of the blacks' intelligence abilities | |
| 460485161 | Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass | - Author: Frederick Douglass - Plot Summary: Tells about his life as a slave - Major Characters: Frederick Douglass, Sophia Auld, Edward Covey - Minor Characters: Captain Anthony, Colonel Edward Lloyd, Lucretia Auld, Captain Thomas Auld, Hugh Auld, Edward Covey, Betsy Bailey, Aunt Hester, Harriet Bailey, Sandy Jenkinds, William Freeland, Anna Murray, Nahan Johnson, William Lloyd Garrison, Wendell Phillips | |
| 460485162 | Henry David Thoreau (1811-1896) | - Born: July 12, 1817 - Died: May 6, 1862 - American author, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, historian, and leading transcendentalist. - Best known for "Walden" (a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings) and his essay "Civil Disobedience" (argument for individual resistance to civil government in moral opposition to an unjust state) | |
| 460485163 | Walden | - Author: Henry David Thoreau - Plot Overview: Henry lived on Walden pond (land owned by Ralph Waldo Emerson) for a few years. The story tells of the importance of living simply. - Major Characters: Henry David Thoreau, Alex Therien | |
| 460485164 | Harriet Beecher Stowe (1817-1862) | - Born: June 14, 1811 - Died: July 1, 1896 - American abolitionist and author - She was influential both for her writings and her public stands on social issues of the day (slavery) | |
| 460485165 | Uncle Tom's Cabin | - Author: Harriet Beecher Stowe - Plot Summary: Follows the journey of George, Eliza, & Harry's escape to freedom in Canada. Followed the life of Uncle Tom, as he is moved from one house owner to another. - Major Characters: Uncle Tom, Ophelia St. Clare, Simon Legree - Other Characters: Aunt Chloe, Arthur Shelby, Emily Shelby, George Shelby, George Harris, Eliza Harris, Harry Harris, Augustine St. Clare, Eva, Miss Ophelia, Marie, The Quakers, Senator & Mrs. Bird, Tom Loker, Mr. Haley, Topsy, Cassy, Emmeline | |
| 460485166 | Edgar Allen Poe (1809-1849) | - Birth Name: Edgar Poe - Born: January 19, 1809 - Died: October 7, 1849 - American author, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement - Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre - Further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction - First well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career | |
| 460513396 | Poe's Short Stories | Multiple short stories by Edgar Allen Poe: - MS. Found in a Bottle - Ligeia - The Fall of the House of Usher - William Wilson - The Murders in the Rue Morgue - The Tell-Tale Heart - The Black Cat - The Purloined Letter - The Masque of the Red Death - The Cask of Amontillado |