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The radical and the Republican : Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, and the triumph of antislavery politics
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This is a book about two towering figures in our nation's history. It is a moving story about an improbable friendship, and an important story about an equally improbable alliance. [In the book, th...
This is a book about two towering figures in our nation's history. It is a moving story about an improbable friendship, and an important story about an equally improbable alliance. [In the book, the author] has written a ... narrative history. He brings these two iconic figures to life and sheds new light on the central issues of slavery, race, and equality in Civil War America. -Dust jacket.
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- Creator
- James Oakes
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- New York ; London : W. W. Norton, 2008
- Physical Details
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- xxii, 328 pages ; 21 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780393330656, 0393330656
- OCLC
- ocn173238811
- Originally published: 2007.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- "I won't stop until I reach the United States Senate" -- "I have always hated slavery" -- "I cannot support Lincoln" -- "This thunderbolt will keep" -- "We must free the slaves or be ourselves subdued" -- "My friend, Frederick Douglass" -- "Had Lincoln lived--"
Subjects
- Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895.
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
- African American abolitionists -- Biography.
- Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
- Slavery -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
- Antislavery movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
- Friendship -- United States -- Case studies.
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865.
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1857-1861.
- United States -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century.