Lincoln and Douglass: An American Friendship

Our 16th president is known for many things: He delivered the Emancipation Proclamation and the Gettysburg Address.He was tall and skinny and notoriously stern-looking. And he also had some very strong ideas about abolishing slavery, ideas which brought him into close contact with another very visible public figure: Frederick Douglass. Douglass was born a slave but escaped in 1838 and became one of the central figures in the American abolitionist movement.

This book offers a glimpse into the unusual friendship between two great American leaders. At a time when racial tensions were high and racial equality was not yet established, Lincoln and Douglass formed a strong bond over shared ideals and worked alongside each other for a common goal.

The acclaimed team behind Rosa, winner of the Coretta Scott King Award and a Caldecott Honor book, join forces once more to portray this historic friendship at a unique moment in time.

• Author
• Nikki Giovanni, Bryan Collier

• Format
• hardcover

• Pages
• 40

• Publisher
• Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 978-0-8050-8264-7

• EAN
• 9780805082647

• Genres
• history, biography, childrens, presidents, historical

• Release date
• 2008