Douglass and Lincoln
Subtitle: how a revolutionary black leader and a reluctant liberator struggled to end slavery and save the Union
By: Paul Kendrick and Stephen Kendrick.
Contributors: Kendrick, Stephen, 1954-
Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
Publisher: Walker & Company
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 306
ISBN-13: 9780802715234
Subjects: Douglass, Frederick, -- 1818-1895.; Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865 -- Views on slavery.; Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865 -- Relations with African Americans.; African American abolitionists -- Biography.; Presidents -- United States -- Biography.; Antislavery movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century.; Slaves -- Emancipation -- United States.; United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865.; United States -- Politics and government -- 1857-1861.
Genres: Biography.
Description: Describes how Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass set the groundwork in three historic meetings to abolish slavery in the United States, despite their differing perspectives on the war and the institution of slavery.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-289) and index.