The president and the freedom fighter : Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and their battle to save America's soul
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Published
[New York] : Sentinel, [2021].
Status
Westover - Adult Nonfiction
973.7092 KILME
1 available
973.7092 KILME
1 available
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Published
[New York] : Sentinel, [2021].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xii, 292 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-279) and index.
Description
In The President and the Freedom Fighter, Brian Kilmeade tells the little-known story of how two American heroes moved from strong disagreement to friendship, and in the process changed the entire course of history. Abraham Lincoln was White, born impoverished on a frontier farm. Frederick Douglass was Black, a child of slavery who had risked his life escaping to freedom in the North. Neither man had a formal education, and neither had had an easy path to influence. No one would have expected them to become friends—or to transform the country. But Lincoln and Douglass believed in their nation’s greatness. They were determined to make the grand democratic experiment live up to its ideals. Lincoln’s problem: he knew it was time for slavery to go, but how fast could the country change without being torn apart? And would it be possible to get rid of slavery while keeping America’s Constitution intact? Douglass said no, that the Constitution was irredeemably corrupted by slavery—and he wanted Lincoln to move quickly. Sharing little more than the conviction that slavery was wrong, the two men’s paths eventually converged. Over the course of the Civil War, they’d endure bloodthirsty mobs, feverish conspiracies, devastating losses on the battlefield, and a growing firestorm of unrest that would culminate on the fields of Gettysburg. --from Amazon.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Abolitionists -- United States -- Biography.
Douglass, Frederick, -- 1818-1895 -- Friends and associates.
Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865 -- Friends and associates.
Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
Slavery -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History.
Slaves -- Emancipation -- United States.
United States -- History -- 1849-1877.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1849-1877.
Douglass, Frederick, -- 1818-1895 -- Friends and associates.
Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865 -- Friends and associates.
Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
Slavery -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History.
Slaves -- Emancipation -- United States.
United States -- History -- 1849-1877.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1849-1877.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kilmeade, B. (2021). The president and the freedom fighter: Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and their battle to save America's soul . Sentinel.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kilmeade, Brian. 2021. The President and the Freedom Fighter: Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Their Battle to Save America's Soul. Sentinel.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kilmeade, Brian. The President and the Freedom Fighter: Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Their Battle to Save America's Soul Sentinel, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kilmeade, Brian. The President and the Freedom Fighter: Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Their Battle to Save America's Soul Sentinel, 2021.
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