The President and the Freedom Fighter: Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Their Battle to Save America's Soul (Random House Large Print) - Softcover

Kilmeade, Brian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0593460235 ISBN 13: 9780593460238

Publisher: Diversified Publishing, 2021

Synopsis

<b><b><i>NEW YORK TIMES </i>BESTSELLER</b><br>&nbsp;<br><b>The </b><b><i>New York Times</i></b><b> bestselling author of </b><b><i>George Washington's Secret Six </i></b><b>and </b><b><i>Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates</i></b><b> turns to two other heroes of the nation: Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. </b></b><br><br>In <i>The President and the Freedom Fighter</i>, Brian Kilmeade tells the little-known story of how two American heroes moved from strong disagreement to friendship, and in the process changed the entire course of history.<br>&nbsp;<br>Abraham Lincoln was White, born impoverished on a frontier farm. Frederick Douglass was Black, a child of slavery who had risked his life escaping to freedom in the North. Neither man had a formal education, and neither had had an easy path to influence. No one would have expected them to become friends&mdash;or to transform the country. But Lincoln and Douglass believed in their nation&rsquo;s greatness. They were determined to make the grand democratic experiment live up to its ideals.<br>&nbsp;<br>Lincoln&rsquo;s problem: he knew it was time for slavery to go, but how fast could the country change without being torn apart? And would it be possible to get rid of slavery while keeping America&rsquo;s Constitution intact? Douglass said no, that the Constitution was irredeemably corrupted by slavery&mdash;and he wanted Lincoln to move quickly. Sharing little more than the conviction that slavery was wrong, the two men&rsquo;s paths eventually converged. Over the course of the Civil War, they&rsquo;d endure bloodthirsty mobs, feverish conspiracies, devastating losses on the battlefield, and a growing firestorm of unrest that would culminate on the fields of Gettysburg.<br>&nbsp;<br>As he did in <i>George Washington's Secret Six</i>, Kilmeade has transformed this nearly forgotten slice of history into a dramatic story that will keep you turning the pages to find out how these two heroes, through their principles and patience, not only changed each other, but made America truly free for all.

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About the Author

<b>Brian Kilmeade</b> is the coauthor of <i>George Washington's Secret Six</i>, <i>Thomas Jefferson</i> <i>and the Tripoli Pirates</i>, and <i>Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans</i>, all <i>New York</i> <i>Times</i> bestsellers. Kilmeade cohosts Fox News Channel's morning show &ldquo;Fox &amp; Friends&rdquo; and hosts the daily national radio show, The Brian Kilmeade Show. He lives on Long Island. <i>Sam Houston and The Alamo Avengers</i> is his sixth book.

Edition details

• Publisher: Diversified Publishing
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0593460235
• ISBN 13: 9780593460238
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 432