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Description

1. xii, 292 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm

Summary

1. "Upon his election as President of the troubled United States, Abraham Lincoln faced a dilemma. He knew it was time for slavery to go, but how fast could the country change without being torn apart? Many abolitionists wanted Lincoln to move quickly, overturning the founding documents along the way. But Lincoln believed there was a way to extend equality to all while keeping and living up to the Constitution that he loved so much-if only he could buy enough time. Fortunately for Lincoln, Frederick Douglass agreed with him-or at least did eventually. In The President and the Freedom Fighter, Brian Kilmeade tells the little-known story of how the two men moved from strong disagreement to friendship, uniting over their love for the Constitution and over their surprising commonalities. Both came from destitution. Both were self-educated and self-made men. Both had fought hard for what they believed in. And though Douglass had the harder fight, one for his very freedom, the two men shared a belief that the American dream was for everyone. As he did in George Washington's Secret Six, Kilmeade has transformed this nearly forgotten slice of history into a dramatic story that will keep you turning the pages to find out how these two heroes, through their principles and patience, not only changed each other, but made America truly free for all"--

Subject

1. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 > Friends and associates
2. Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 > Friends and associates
3. Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
4. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
5. 1849-1877
6. Slavery > Law and legislation > History. > United States
7. Enslaved persons > Emancipation > United States
8. Presidents > United States > Biography
9. Abolitionists > United States > Biography
10. Abolitionists
11. Friendship
12. Politics and government
13. Presidents
14. Slavery > Law and legislation
15. Enslaved persons > Emancipation
16. United States > Politics and government > 1849-1877
17. United States > History > 1849-1877
18. United States

Genre/Form

1. Biographies.
2. History.

Contents

1. Preamble -- From the bottom up -- A fighting chance -- Self-made men -- On the road -- Where there is smoke -- A subterranean passway -- The divided house -- The election of 1860 -- Mr. Lincoln's war -- War in the West -- To proclaim or not to proclaim -- Turning point at Gettysburg -- A Black visitor to the White House -- The mission of the war -- My friend Douglass -- April is the cruelest month -- Epilogue. A bone-handled cane.

Call number

1. Sc E 22-647

Note

1. Maps on endsheets.

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language (note)

1. In English.

Author

1. Kilmeade, Brian, author.

Title

1. The president and the freedom fighter : Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and their battle to save America's soul / Brian Kilmeade.

Publisher

1. [New York, New York] : Sentinel, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2021]

Type of content

1. text

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language

1. In English.

Chronological term

1. 1849-1877

Other form:

1. Online version: Kilmeade, Brian. President and the freedom fighter [New York] : Sentinel, [2021] 9780525540601 (DLC) 2021024464

LCCN

1. 2021024463

ISBN

1. 9780525540571 hardcover
2. 0525540571 hardcover

Research call number

1. Sc E 22-647