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Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass


No. of pages 128

Published: 2016

Great for age 7-10 years

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From the author of Lincoln: A Photobiography, comes a clear-sighted, carefully researched account of two surprisingly parallel lives and how they intersected at a critical moment in U.S. history. Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass were both self-taught, both great readers and believers in the importance of literacy, both men born poor who by their own efforts reached positions of power and prominence. Lincoln as president of the United States and Douglass as the most famous and influential African American of his time. Though their meetings were few and brief, their exchange of ideas helped to end the Civil War, reunite the nation, and abolish slavery. Includes bibliography, source notes, and index.

 

 

There are 128 pages in this book. This book was published in 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company .

Russell Freedman has received a Newbery Medal, two Newbery Honors, the Sibert Medal, and countless other accolades including a National Humanities Medal. He lives in New York City.

 

This book features the following characters:

Frederick Douglass
Born into slavery in Maryland in 1818, Frederick Douglass was determined to gain freedom--and once he realized that knowledge was power, he secretly learned to read and write to give himself an advantage. After escaping to the North in 1838, as a free man he gave powerful speeches about his experience as a slave. He was so impressive that he became a friend of President Abraham Lincoln, as well as one of the most famous abolitionists of the nineteenth century.

Lincoln
This book features Lincoln.

* "Freedman writes with clarity, intelligence, and a fine sense of detail . . . a well-researched, wonderfully readable book."

 

--Booklist, starred review

 

 

* "A lucid and fascinating narrative that never sacrifices depth and intellectual rigor. . . . A marvel of history writing that makes complicated history clear and interesting."

 

--Kirkus Reviews, starred review

 

 

"True to form, Freedman relies heavily on period illustrations and primary and secondary sources, breathing life into both men through a generous assortment of their own words."

 

--Horn Book

 

 

"This book would be an asset for any classroom because it shows how two men set lasting examples of equality, integrity, and selflessness."

 

--VOYA, 5Q 4P MJ

 

 

* "A first-rate volume for classroom study and general reading."

 

--School Library Journal, starred review

 

 

* "Clear, accessible storytelling."

 

--Publishers Weekly, starred review

 

 

"Freedman does not deviate an inch from his customary knack of selecting the precise details an adolescent reader will require to sort through complex issues and often conflicted personalities."

 

--Bulletin