{"product_id":"lincoln-and-douglass-an-american-friendship-9781250018694","title":"Lincoln and Douglass: An American Friendship","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Nikki Giovanni\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Square Fish\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Square Fish\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Biography \u0026amp; Autobiography - Presidents \u0026amp; First Families (U.S\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoet Nikki Giovanni and illustrator Byran Collier, the acclaimed team behind \u003ci\u003eRosa\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Coretta Scott King Award and a Caldecott Honor book, join forces once more to portray this historic friendship at a unique moment in time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur 16th president is known for many things: He delivered the Emancipation Proclamation and the Gettysburg Address. He was tall and skinny and notoriously stern-looking. And he also had some very strong ideas about abolishing slavery, ideas which brought him into close contact with another very visible public figure: Frederick Douglass. Douglass was born a slave but escaped in 1838 and became one of the central figures in the American abolitionist movement. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLincoln and Douglass\u003c\/i\u003e offers a glimpse into the unusual friendship between two great American leaders. At a time when racial tensions were high and racial equality was not yet established, they formed a strong bond over shared ideals and worked alongside each other for a common goal.","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45354437968023,"sku":"9781250018694","price":712.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781250018694.webp?v=1767669639","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/lincoln-and-douglass-an-american-friendship-9781250018694","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}