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The radical and the Republican : Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, and the triumph of antislavery politics
- Title
- The radical and the Republican : Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, and the triumph of antislavery politics / James Oakes.
- Author
- Oakes, James.
- Publication
- New York ; London : W. W. Norton, 2008.
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Details
- Description
- xxii, 328 p.; 21 cm.
- Summary
- 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.
- Subject
- Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
- African American abolitionists > Biography
- Presidents > United States > Biography
- Slavery > Political aspects > History > United States > 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
- Note
- Originally published: 2007.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- "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 Douglass" -- "Had Lincoln lived--"
- Call Number
- IIR 09-8617
- ISBN
- 9780393330656 (pbk.)
- 0393330656 (pbk.)
- OCLC
- 173238811
- Author
- Oakes, James.
- Title
- The radical and the Republican : Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, and the triumph of antislavery politics / James Oakes.
- Imprint
- New York ; London : W. W. Norton, 2008.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- IIR 09-8617