{"product_id":"lincoln-and-douglass-an-american-friendship-9781250018694","title":"Lincoln and Douglass: An American Friendship","description":"\u003cp\u003eOur sixteenth president is known for many things: he delivered the Emancipation Proclamation and the Gettysburg Address during the Civil War. 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 history of the American abolitionist movement. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book 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, Abraham Lincoln and Douglass formed a strong bond over shared ideals and worked alongside each other for a common goal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNikki Giovanni and Bryan 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNikki Giovanni\u003c\/b\u003e is one of our best-known and best-loved African American poets. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eRosa\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Coretta Scott King Award and a Caldecott Honor, as well many other books for children and adults. She teaches creative writing at Virginia Tech and lives in Christiansburg, Virginia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBryan Collier\u003c\/b\u003e is the illustrator of the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eRosa\u003c\/i\u003e and the author\/illustrator of \u003ci\u003eUptown\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Coretta Scott King Award and the Ezra Jack Keats Book Award. He is also the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eMartin's Big Words\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a Caldecott Honor Book. Mr. Collier lives with his family in New York.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50524324004114,"sku":"9781250018694","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5a938c2c-b27a-4fba-9c57-f37f61a3ff87.jpg?v=1731176499","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/lincoln-and-douglass-an-american-friendship-9781250018694","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}