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Book

Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass : the story behind an American friendship

Call Number

  • J 920 FREE (CEN, OSH)

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Publication Information

Boston : Clarion Books, c2012.

Physical Description

119 p. : ill., ports. ; 25 cm.

Summary

An account of two surprisingly parallel lives and how they intersected at a critical moment in U.S. history.

Contents

  • Waiting for Mr. Lincoln
  • Born into slavery
  • Soul on fire
  • Nothing but plenty of friends
  • A house divided
  • Debating the future of slavery in America
  • Emancipation
  • "Mr. Douglass-- I am glad to see you"
  • Lincoln's secret plan
  • "My friend Douglass"
  • Dialogue between a master and a slave
  • Historic sites.

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