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.

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Age Range: 10 - 12 years
Grade Level: 5 - 7
Lexile Measure: 490 (What's this?)
Paperback: 128 pages
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers; Reprint edition (March 8, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0544668278
ISBN-13: 978-0544668270
Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 0.4 x 9.5 inches

LINCOLN AND DOUGLASS: AN AMERICAN FRIENDSHIP