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Russell Freedman—arguably the best biographer for young people—offers another look at one of his favorite subjects, Abraham Lincoln. Here Freedman chronicles Lincoln's friendship with another great man of the Civil War era, Frederick Douglass. Although they only met three times, Lincoln considered Douglass enough of a friend that, after the as...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

"Heads turned when Frederick Douglass walked into the White House on the morning of August 10, 1863." Despite meeting only three times, Lincoln and Douglass formed a lasting friendship based on mutual admiration, respect, and trust. Freedman opens his narrative with Douglass waiting to meet Lincoln for the first time, then flashes back to cover the early lives of first Douglass and then Lincol...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Despite meeting only three times, Lincoln and Douglass formed a lasting friendship based on mutual admiration, respect, and trust. T...Log In or Sign Up to Read More