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Includes bibliographical references (pages [261]-279) and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
"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."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Other edition |
Online version: Kilmeade, Brian. President and the freedom fighter [New York] : Sentinel, [2021] 9780525540601 |
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Friends and associates.
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Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 -- Friends and associates.
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Slavery -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History.
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Enslaved persons -- Emancipation -- United States.
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Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
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Abolitionists -- United States -- Biography.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1849-1877.
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United States -- History -- 1849-1877.
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| Other title |
Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and their battle to save America's soul |
| ISBN |
9780525540571
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0525540571
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