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Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass: The Story Behind an American Friendship
Russell Freedman
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Description for Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass: The Story Behind an American Friendship
Paperback. Newbery Medal winner Russell Freedman recounts Abraham Lincoln's brief friendship with African American leader Frederick Douglass before and during the Civil War, narrated against the backdrop of race relations and politics. Num Pages: 128 pages, 70 archival photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 244 x 241 x 10. Weight in Grams: 520.
From the author of Lincoln: A Photobiography, comes a clear-sighted, carefully researched account of two surprisingly parallel lives and how they intersected at a critical moment in U.S. history. Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass were both self-taught, both great readers and believers in the importance of literacy, both men born poor who by their own efforts reached positions of power and prominence. Lincoln as president of the United States and Douglass as the most famous and influential African American of his time. Though their meetings were few and brief, their exchange of ideas helped to end the Civil War, reunite ... Read more
From the author of Lincoln: A Photobiography, comes a clear-sighted, carefully researched account of two surprisingly parallel lives and how they intersected at a critical moment in U.S. history. Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass were both self-taught, both great readers and believers in the importance of literacy, both men born poor who by their own efforts reached positions of power and prominence. Lincoln as president of the United States and Douglass as the most famous and influential African American of his time. Though their meetings were few and brief, their exchange of ideas helped to end the Civil War, reunite ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
HMH Books for Young Readers
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Boston, United States
ISBN
9780544668270
SKU
V9780544668270
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