The President and the Freedom Fighter - Brian Kilmeade - 2021 Sentinel Hardback

Condition: Acceptable. Please see the images for more details. May show signs of wear such as:• Shelf wear or scuffing on the cover• Creases, marks, or tears on pages or dust jacket• Possible remainder marks or previous owner’s name/notes inside Cover art: Blurb: “ "IN AMERICA'S DARKEST MOMENTS, THE LEADERS WE NEED RISE UP, ALMOST ALWAYS FROM THE UNLIKELIEST OF PLACES." —BRIAN KILMEADE In 1861, a bloody civil war loomed on Americas horizon. No longer was it possible to pretend that slaveholding was consistent with the values of Americas founding, but how fast could the country change? And could slavery be abolished while keeping the Constitution intact? In The President and the Freedom Fighter, Brian Kilmeade tells the remarkable story of how Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass steered America through this moral crisis. Each was an unlikely hero, one born in poverty, one in slavery. Neither had a formal education or an easy path to influence, and no one would have expected their pa