The President and the Freedom Fighter: Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Their Battle to Save America's Soul Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

The New York Times bestselling author of George Washington's Secret Six and Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates turns to two other heroes of the nation: Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass.

In The President and the Freedom Fighter, Brian Kilmeade tells the little-known story of how two American heroes moved from strong disagreement to friendship, and in the process changed the entire course of history.

Abraham Lincoln was White, born impoverished on a frontier farm. Frederick Douglass was Black, a child of slavery who had risked his life escaping to freedom in the North. Neither man had a formal education, and neither had had an easy path to influence. No one would have expected them to become friends—or to transform the country. But Lincoln and Douglass believed in their nation's greatness. They were determined to make the grand democratic experiment live up to its ideals.

Lincoln's problem: he knew it was time for slavery to go, but how fast could the country change without being torn apart? And would it be possible to get rid of slavery while keeping America's Constitution intact? Douglass said no, that the Constitution was irredeemably corrupted by slavery—and he wanted Lincoln to move quickly. Sharing little more than the conviction that slavery was wrong, the two men's paths eventually converged. Over the course of the Civil War, they'd endure bloodthirsty mobs, feverish conspiracies, devastating losses on the battlefield, and a growing firestorm of unrest that would culminate on the fields of Gettysburg.

As he did in George Washington's Secret Six, Kilmeade has transformed this nearly forgotten slice of history into a dramatic story that will keep you turning the pages to find out how these two heroes, through their principles and patience, not only changed each other, but made America truly free for all.BOOK 5 IN THE BESTSELLING SERIES: George Washington's Secret Six, Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates, Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans, and Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers were on the New York Times bestseller list for many weeks. Brian's audience is hungry for the next one in the series.

POP HISTORY: Like the previous four, this book is a fast-paced page-turner that weaves a historical narrative in an accessible way.

MASSIVE PLATFORM: Brian is a relentless promoter and plugs his book extensively on his Fox News TV and Radio shows, as well as his continuously growing social media platform--he's gained 130K followers on Twitter and 20K followers on Facebook since Sam Houston was released.

TIMELY STORY FOR TURBULENT TIMES: As division and discord continue to spread across the country post-election, warping many Americans' perspectives of our illustrious past, this story of two distinct individuals who strike up an unlikely friendship will serve as a reminder of what we can do when we come together and learn from one another.Marketing:
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