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The Hammer and the Anvil: Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, and the End of Slavery in America
By Zimmerman, Dwight Jon & Wayne Vansant
- ISBN
- 9780809053582
- Publisher
- Hill and Wang
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Library Journal
Reviewed on November 15, 2012 | Graphic Novels
The blacksmith-terminology title refers to a military technique used during the Civil War, when an enemy unit is trapped between a stationary command (the anvil) and a hard-hitting mobile command (the hammer). Here the terms reference the collaborative impact of two iconic men: the brilliant escaped slave Frederick Douglass, speaking de facto for the slaves themselves, and President Lincoln, finally siding wi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
