Lincoln and Slavery - Rilegato

Burchard, Peter

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ISBN 10: 0689815700 ISBN 13: 9780689815706

Casa editrice: Atheneum, 1999

Riassunto

The story of how Abraham Lincoln, initially concerned with saving the Union, not freeing the slaves, came to a deeper understand of the plight of blacks through his friendship with Black leader Frederick Douglass.

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L'autore:

Peter Burchard is the author of twenty-four books -- both fiction and nonfiction -- for young readers and adults. The last of these was a short biography of black teacher, essayist, and diarist Charlotte Forten. He is the author of One Gallant Rush: Robert Gould Shaw and His Brave Black Regiment, a major historical source for the motion picture Glory, which won three Academy Awards. Two of his books have been listed by the American Library Association as Notable Books. The New York Times has praised him highly, saying that "he uses historical fact with skill" and describing him as having "a splendid facility for characterization." He lives in Williamstown, Massachusetts.

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Book by Burchard Peter

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• Editore: Atheneum
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0689815700
• ISBN 13: 9780689815706
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 196